Screening for developmental disabilities in developing countries

Screening for developmental disabilities in developing countries.

Despite waxing international interest in child disability, little information exists about the situation of children with disabilities in developing countries. Using a culture-free screen for child disability from the 2005-2007 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, this study reports percentages of children in 16 developing countries who screened positive for cognitive, language, sensory, and moto...

Newborn Screening for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Screening for cervical cancer in developing countries.

Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy amongst females in developing countries, mainly due to a lack of precursor screening. This absence of screening is the result of inherent disadvantages of the Pap smear: high cost, low sensitivity, the need for a laboratory with high human expertise and a complex screening program logistic system. The prerequisites for screening in a developing coun...

Prospects of Cervical Screening in Developing Countries

Dr. Lynette Denny: “Good-morning, I’d like to thank the Organizing Committee for inviting me to present to you today on the prospects for cervical cancer prevention in developing countries. I’d also like to acknowledge my collaborators Dr. Kuhn, Dr. Pollack, Dr. Thomas Wright, as well as AVSC International and the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation who have funded this work. Although there are n...

Breast cancer screening in developing countries

Diagnosing breast cancer early and efficiently is a critical component of any strategy aimed at decreasing breast cancer mortality in developing countries. In this chapter, I evaluate the evidence behind screening strategies and its controversies. The effect of breast-cancer screening has never been formally evaluated in developing countries, and data from the major screening trials need to be ...