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Community-based intervention to reduce stigma for children with disabilities in Lusaka, Zambia: a pilot by Mary O. Hearst; Rakesh Adelli; Renee Hepperlen; Jennifer Biggs; Donna DeGracia; Esther Ngulube; Batuke Maluskiku-Mwewa; Dana E. Johnson; Paula Rabaey is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose: This pilot intervention aims to reduce stigma towards children with disabilities living in family-based care. ## Materials and methods: Kusamala + is a pre-post evaluation of a pilot community-based intervention in two low-income compounds in lusaka, zambia. door-to-door canvassing and community referrals were used to identify and enroll children with disabilities. parents/guardians and community members completed surveys regarding stigma and support. health professionals supervised, trained, and provided ongoing support for 2-3 community caregivers (ccgs). ccg's provided home-based education, referrals, playgroups, and social support for 20-25 families each. community events were held at health facilities, churches and community spaces to reduce community-level stigma towards children with disabilities. ## Results: Staff identified 632 children with disabilities. staff completed over 4500 home visits, 288 children joined playgroups, made 775 referrals, and over 23,000 attended community sensitization events. longitudinal data was available for 129 families with a child with a disability. over one year, families and community members reported less perceived rejection by
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- Author
- Mary O. Hearst; Rakesh Adelli; Renee Hepperlen; Jennifer Biggs; Donna DeGracia; Esther Ngulube; Batuke Maluskiku-Mwewa; Dana E. Johnson; Paula Rabaey
- Publisher
- Informa plc; Informa UK (Taylor & Francis); Taylor & Francis; Informa UK Limited (ISSN 0963-8288)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)