A national screening for the prevalence and profile of disability types among Egyptian children aged 6-12 years: a community-based population study.
Ammal M MetwallyEbtissam M Salah El-DinGhada A ElshaarawyDina A NagiLobna A El EtrebyAli M AbdallahZeinab KhadrRanda I BassiouniEhab Ragaa AbdelraoufAmal ElsaiedAlshaimaa A ElkhatibSara F SallamMarwa M El-SonbatyManal A ShehataNahed A ElghareebHala Y BadawyDoaa E AhmedNihad A IbrahimHanaa EmamSoha M Abd El DayemAsmaa M FathyPublished in: BMC public health (2023)
The study found a high prevalence of disability among Egyptian children aged 6-12 years. It spotted many modifiable determinants of disability domains. The practice of early screening for disability is encouraged to provide early interventions.