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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Associated Impairments among Children with Cerebral Palsy in Rural Bangladesh-Findings from the Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register.

Aditya Narayan, Mohammad Muhit, John Whitehall, Iskander Hossain, Nadia Badawi, Gulam Khandaker, Israt Jahan

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Epidemiology of cerebral palsy among children in Ghana.African journal of disability · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Aditya NarayanSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
Mohammad MuhitCSF Global, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh.
John WhitehallSchool of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia.
Iskander HossainCSF Global, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh.
Nadia BadawiCerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Specialty of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Gulam KhandakerAsian Institute of Disability and Development (AIDD), University of South Asia, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh.
Israt JahanCSF Global, Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0001-7077-3146
The University of Sydney · AUUniversity of South Asia · BDWestern Sydney University · AU

Funding

Cerebral Palsy Alliance ERG02021Cerebral Palsy Alliance PG4314National Health and Medical Research Council APP2009873
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to describe the burden, severity, and underlying factors of associated impairments among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in rural Bangladesh.

methodsThis study reports findings from the Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register-the first population-based surveillance of children with CP in any LMIC, where children with confirmed CP aged < 18 years are registered by a multidisciplinary team following a standard protocol. Associated impairments were documented based on clinical assessment, available medical records, and a detailed clinical history provided by the primary caregivers. Descriptive analysis, as well as unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression, were completed using R.

resultsBetween January 2015 and February 2022, 3820 children with CP were registered (mean (SD) age at assessment: 7.6 (5.0) y; 39% female). Overall, 81% of children had ≥1 associated impairment; hearing: 18%, speech: 74%, intellectual: 40%, visual: 14%, epilepsy: 33%. The presence of a history of CP acquired post-neonatally and having a gross motor function classification system levels III-V significantly increased the odds of different types of associated impairments in these children. Most of the children had never received any rehabilitation services and were not enrolled in any mainstream or special education system.

conclusionsThe burden of associated impairments was high among children with CP, with comparatively low receipt of rehabilitation and educational services in rural Bangladesh. Comprehensive intervention could improve their functional outcome, participation, and quality of life.

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associated impairmentcerebral palsychildrencomorbiditieslow- and middle-income countryregister

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PMCPMC9966186
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