New post added at A new screening instrument for disability in low-income and middle-income settings: application at the Iganga-Mayuge Demographic Surveillance System (IM-DSS), Ugandaby Abdulgafoor M Bachani, Edward Galiwango, Daniel Kadobera et al. BMJ Open 2014;4:e005795 (19 December 2014) 9 pp. 1.2 MB: bmjopen.bmj/content/4/12/e005795.full.pdf+html The measurement of disability in low-income countries is recognised as a major deficiency in health information systems, especially in Africa. This study shows that a modified short set of questions can be readily applied in a Demographic Surveillance System (DSS) setting to obtain estimates on the prevalence and types of disability at the population level. This instrument could be adapted for use to screen for disability in other low- and middle-income settings, providing estimates that are comparable across different global regions and populations.hesp-news.org/2014/12/20/a-new-screening-instrument-for-disability-in-low-income-and-middle-income-settings-application-at-the-iganga-mayuge-demographic-surveillance-system-im-dss-uganda/
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