Rehabilitation of Afghans with disabilities impact evaluatio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Rehabilitation, education, employment and social participation of persons with disabilities; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN50214054
• Lead Sponsor: Washington University in St. Louis

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34419118/ (added 23/08/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-12-31
• Study Start: 2020-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 7 September 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1861

Inclusion Criteria

1. Screened as having a disability using a locally developed, tested and validated questionnaire based on World Health Organization guidelines for grass root disability program to account for contextual factors
2. Joining the CBR program between July 2012 and December 2013
3. Living in one of the 169 villages or urban areas called mahals of the catchment area of the program
4. Willingness of the person with disabilities and the family members to participate in the CBR programs
5. Readiness of a family member to be trained by - and implement - the activities set up by the CBR worker in order for such activities to be ongoing daily, while the CBR worker would check progress made on a weekly or sometimes bi-weekly basis
6. Absence in the mahal of a similar intervention by any other organization
7. Intervention is welcomed by the overall village community and particularly the village council or Shurah

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refused to participate in the program
2. Not living in one of the villages covered by the program
3. Not disabled

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified