Supporting African communities to increase resilience and mental health of kids with developmental disabilities and their caregivers using the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training Programme (SPARK trial): study protocol for a cluster randomised clinical controlled trial.

Journal: Trials

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Washington-Nortey Melissa M Angwenyi Vibian V Demissie Mekdes M Mwangome Eva E Eshetu Tigist T Negussie Hanna H Goldsmith Kimberley K Healey Andrew A Feyasa Merga M Medhin Girmay G

Inclusive Education for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Ethiopia: Stakeholder Views on Benefits, Disadvantages and Priorities for Action.

Journal: Journal of autism and developmental disorders

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Burningham Olivia O Chen Amanda A Genovesi Elisa E Belay Winini W Ahmed Ikram I Ayele Moges M Girma Fikirte F Lakew Liya Tesfaye LT Hanlon Charlotte C Hoekstra Rosa A RA

Autism screening and diagnosis in low resource settings: Challenges and opportunities to enhance research and services worldwide.

Journal: Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Durkin Maureen S MS Elsabbagh Mayada M Barbaro Josephine J Gladstone Melissa M Happe Francesca F Hoekstra Rosa A RA Lee Li-Ching LC Rattazzi Alexia A Stapel-Wax Jennifer J Stone Wendy L WL

Stigma, explanatory models and unmet needs of caregivers of children with developmental disorders in a low-income African country: a cross-sectional facility-based survey.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tilahun Dejene D Hanlon Charlotte C Fekadu Abebaw A Tekola Bethlehem B Baheretibeb Yonas Y Hoekstra Rosa A RA

Training needs and perspectives of community health workers in relation to integrating child mental health care into primary health care in a rural setting in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods study.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Tilahun Dejene D Hanlon Charlotte C Araya Mesfin M Davey Basiro B Hoekstra Rosa A RA Fekadu Abebaw A

Ethiopian community health workers' beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention.

Journal: Autism : the international journal of research and practice

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Tilahun Dejene D Fekadu Abebaw A Tekola Bethlehem B Araya Mesfin M Roth Ilona I Davey Basiro B Hanlon Charlotte C Hoekstra Rosa A RA

Perceptions and experiences of stigma among parents of children with developmental disorders in Ethiopia: A qualitative study.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Tekola Bethlehem B Kinfe Mersha M Girma Fikirte F Hanlon Charlotte C Hoekstra Rosa A RA

Validation of the Communication Profile-Adapted in Ethiopian children with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ceccarelli Caterina C Bakolis Ioannis I Tekola Bethlehem B Kinfe Mersha M Borissov Anton A Girma Fikirte F Abdurahman Rehana R Zerihun Tigist T Hanlon Charlotte C Hoekstra Rosa A RA

Exploring contextual adaptations in caregiver interventions for families raising children with developmental disabilities.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Szlamka Zsofia Z Hanlon Charlotte C Tekola Bethlehem B Pacione Laura L Salomone Erica E Servili Chiara C Hoekstra Rosa A RA

Conceptualising the empowerment of caregivers raising children with developmental disabilities in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Szlamka Zsofia Z Ahmed Ikram I Genovesi Elisa E Kinfe Mersha M Hoekstra Rosa A RA Hanlon Charlotte C

Mapping awareness-raising and capacity-building materials on developmental disabilities for non-specialists: a review of the academic and grey literature.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Genovesi Elisa E Yao Yuan Ishtar YI Mitchell Emily E Arad Michal M Diamant Victoria V Panju Areej A Hanlon Charlotte C Tekola Bethlehem B Hoekstra Rosa A RA