Identifying Children with Intellectual Disabilities in the Tribal Population of Barwani District in State of Madhya Pradesh, India

Autor/inn/en	Lakhan, Ram; Mawson, Anthony R.
Titel	Identifying Children with Intellectual Disabilities in the Tribal Population of Barwani District in State of Madhya Pradesh, India
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29 (2016) 3, S.211-219 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12171
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Disability Identification; Intellectual Disability; Tribes; Geographic Regions; Children; Adolescents; Mixed Methods Research; Focus Groups; Community Surveys; Incidence; Standardized Tests; Screening Tests; Economically Disadvantaged; Evaluation Criteria; Intervention; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Vorkommen; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Screening-Verfahren; Indien
Abstract	Background: Low-and middle-income countries (LAMI) lack an integrated and systematic approach to identify people with intellectual disabilities. Screening surveys are considered resource-intensive; therefore, alternative approaches are needed. This study attempted to identify children up to age 18 years with intellectual disabilities through a mixed-method approach involving focus group interviews (FGIs) and door-to-door surveys. Materials and Methods: Focus groups were conducted with the assistance and involvement of local leaders in four villages of Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh with a 99% tribal population in all four villages. A formal survey of the community was then conducted to determine the prevalence of intellectual disabilities based on a standardized screening instrument (NIMH-DDS). Results: Thirty focus group interviews were conducted involving 387 participants (males 284, females 103) over a period of 13 days. The entire adult population (N = 8797) was then surveyed for intellectual disabilities using a standardized screening instrument. The data revealed a close similarity in the prevalence rates of intellectual disabilities, as determined by the two approaches (Focus Group Interviews, 5.22/1000 versus Survey, 5.57/1000). Conclusion: A qualitative method using FGIs successfully identified people with intellectual disabilities in an economically deprived tribal area, showing that a community-based approach provides a close estimate of intellectual disabilities based on a formal survey using standard diagnostic criteria. These data suggest that FGI, along with other qualitative data, could be helpful in designing and in serving as an entree for community-based interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01