Journal article
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. B, Vol.21(4), pp.361-365
07/2012
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e3283504006
PMID: 22240485
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A collaborative public health approach to clubfoot intervention in 10 low-income and middle-income countries: 2-year outcomes and lessons learnt
- Creators
- Rosalind M Owen - Global Clubfoot Initiative, London, UK. Rosalind.owen@globalclubfoot.orgJohn Norgrove PennyAndrew MayoJosé MorcuendeChristopher B D Lavy
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of pediatric orthopaedics. B, Vol.21(4), pp.361-365
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/BPB.0b013e3283504006
- PMID
- 22240485
- ISSN
- 1060-152X
- eISSN
- 1473-5865
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2012
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984040318602771
Metrics
22 Record Views