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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A collaborative public health approach to clubfoot intervention in 10 low-income and middle-income countries: 2-year outcomes and lessons learnt
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B, Volume 21, No. 4, Year 2012
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Description
Untreated clubfoot has been acknowledged as a public health problem in low-income countries. In 2007-2009, a 10-country initiative was implemented by a collaboration of nongovernmental organizations and Ministries of Health to establish and strengthen national programmes for management of clubfoot using the Ponseti technique. Independent evaluation used quantitative data on programme outcomes and qualitative data from service providers and users. Overall, 110 clubfoot clinics were established, 634 practitioners were trained and 7705 children were enrolled for treatment. The public health model of establishing services for clubfoot on a national level was found to be successful in the majority of countries included. © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Owen, Rosalind M.
United Kingdom, Oxford
Global Clubfoot Initiative
Penny, Norgrove
Unknown Affiliation
Morcuende, José A.
United States, Iowa City
University of Iowa
Lavy, Chris B.D.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/BPB.0b013e3283504006
ISSN:
14735865
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative