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Knowledge of Developmental Disabilities and Referral Sources among Health Workers in Two Ghanaian Hospitals
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Blessed Sheriff; Kwame Sakyi; Esther K. Malm; Celeste Zabel; Prince G. Owusu; Leonie-Akofio Sowah; Adote Anum – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Proper treatment of developmental disabilities requires health workers to have adequate knowledge of etiology and referral procedures. There is a dearth of research on knowledge of developmental disabilities among health workers in Ghana. The purpose of this study was to document knowledge about developmental disorders, causes, and referral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Allied Health Personnel, Knowledge Level, Hospitals
'There Is Family Tension, but They Understand…': Familial and Sibling Relationships Following the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Children in Ghana
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Dogbe, Joslin Alexei; Kyeremateng, Joana D. A.; Opoku, Maxwell Peprah; Nketsia, William; Hammond, Charles – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
The challenges faced by parents raising children with cerebral palsy (CP) have been well explored in the literature. However, little attention has been paid to the experiences of parents raising children with CP in low-income countries, such as Ghana. Objective: Therefore, the objective of this study was to explore parents' experiences of raising…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cerebral Palsy, Child Rearing, Sibling Relationship