ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2020
Adapting and pre-testing the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and other developmental disorders in a very low-resource setting: Findings from Ethiopia.
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- Examining the Efficacy of Culturally Responsive Interventions for Autistic Children and Their Families: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Implementation factors of non-communicable disease policies and programmes for children and youth in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Pooled it
- Stakeholder experiences, attitudes and perspectives on inclusive education for children with developmental disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of qualitative studies.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2022Pooled it
- Challenges on Diagnoses and Assessments Related to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Brazil: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluation of global health capacity building initiatives in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Journal of global health · 2020Pooled it
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- Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the WHO Caregiver Skills Training in Public Health Services in Italy.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Trial
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- Development and Preliminary Findings of a Modified WHO Caregiver Skills Training Program for Children with Autism in Mainland China.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Harmonizing adapted interventions across contexts: lessons from harmonizing the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training in Ethiopia and Kenya.Translational behavioral medicine · 2026Article
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- The Social and Communicational Profile of Children Identified with Autism in Ethiopia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluating general practitioners' knowledge and attitude of autism spectrum disorder and influencing factors at Gondar University Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation of an Autism Parent Mediated Intervention for Spanish Speaking Latinos.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Impacts of Caregiving for Individuals with Autism in Low-Resource Settings, a Report from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
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- Pepea Pamoja:Child: care, health and development · 2024Article
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The World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for children with developmental disorders or delays teaches caregivers strategies to help them support their child's development. Ethiopia has a severe lack of services for children with developmental disorders or delays. This study explored the perspectives of Ethiopian caregivers, professionals and other stakeholders to inform adaptation and implementation of the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training in Ethiopia. Data collection included (1) a consultation and review, comprising stakeholder meetings, review of draft Caregiver Skills Training materials and feedback from Ethiopian Master Trainees and (2) a pre-pilot including quantitative feasibility and acceptability measures and qualitative interviews with caregivers (n = 9) and programme facilitators/observers (n = 5). The consultation participants indicated that the Caregiver Skills Training addresses an urgent need and is relevant to the Ethiopian context. Several adaptations were proposed, including more emphasis on psycho-education, stigma, parental feelings of guilt and expectations of a cure. The adapted Caregiver Skills Training was pre-piloted with excellent participation (100%) and retention (90%) rates. Four themes were developed from the qualitative data: (1) Programme acceptability and relevance, (2) Perceived programme benefits, (3) Challenges and barriers and (4) Suggestions for improvement. The World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training addresses a local need and, with careful adaptations, is feasible and acceptable to be implemented in Ethiopia. These findings may have relevance to low-resource settings worldwide.
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