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Service needs of disabled children in Jamaica - abstract
West Indian med. j ; 40(suppl.1): 30, Apr. 24-27, 1991.
Artigo em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-5586
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
Parents of children presenting for a medical assessment as part of a two-stage survey of 2 to 9-year-old children in mid and south Clarendon were asked about symptoms relating to six different disabilities visual, hearing, speech, motor, cognitive and fits and whether they had sought treatment for these symptoms. Their responses were compared with those who were diagnosed as disabled by the professional team. The frequencies of five possible types of intervention for children with disabilities recommended by the physician were analysed and related to the estimated prevalence of the six disabilities in the parish, to estimate the needs of Jamaican children for the various types of services. These were then compared with existing services. For all disabilities, except fits, the percentage of children that received treatment for symptoms was low, ranging from 5 percent for cognitive to 33 percent for motor symptoms. For children found to be disabled, the rates were a little higher except for treatment of fits which was 87 percent and cognitive disability at 5.6 percent. Awareness of the disability was also poor in cognitive, visual and speech disabilities. Fifty-six percent of disabled children needed special education, 29.5 percent needed community-based services, 21 percent needed spectacles, 21 percent needed specialist referral and 6 percent required medical treatment. The vast majority of the estimated needs for Jamaica as a whole are unmet (AU)
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Criança / Criança, pré-escolar / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 1991 Tipo de documento: Artigo / Congresso e conferência
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Tipo de estudo: Estudo diagnóstico / Fatores de risco Limite: Criança / Criança, pré-escolar / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 1991 Tipo de documento: Artigo / Congresso e conferência
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