Children with disabilities in low-income countries

Inclusive Education and Children with Disabilities: Quality Education for All in Low and Middle income Countries

Demand for Children in Low Income Countries

Immune thrombocytopenia in children with reference to low-income countries.

Immune thrombocytopenia is a benign and self-limiting disorder. Data about the condition and its incidence from low-income countries is limited. This paper reviews the research about immune thrombocytopenia, comparing low- and high-income countries. Diagnosis is usually based on complete blood count and peripheral smear and, in selected cases, bone marrow aspiration. The disease has a high remi...

The identification of children with, or at significant risk of, intellectual disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: a review.

BACKGROUND Developmental monitoring of children is an important strategy for the early detection and management of intellectual disabilities (ID) in high-income countries. This review summarizes the literature on identifying children with ID in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic literature database searches were conducted to identify articles in the Engl...

Iron interventions for women and children in low-income countries.

The WHO estimates that 41% of women and 27% of children suffer from anemia due to iron deficiency. The consequences of iron deficiency anemia include suboptimal mental and motor development in young children, increased risk of maternal mortality, and decreased economic productivity of adults. Recent research also provides evidence that maternal iron deficiency in pregnancy increases neonatal mo...