A home-based intervention using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) techniques in rural Kenya: what are the caregivers' experiences?

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BACKGROUND: Caring for a child with complex communication needs associated with a developmental condition frequently adds stress to the caregiver. Furthermore, professional assistance is scarce in low-income rural settings. For such children speech is frequently unachievable. Augmentative and alternative communication provides options for supplementing or replacing speech with other techniques. The current study aimed to examine the experiences of caregivers in Kenya before and after a home-b...

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Authors: Gona, J; Newton, C; Hartley, S; Bunning, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Child: care, health and development
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 29-41
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• DOI: 10.1111/cch.12031
• EISSN: 1365-2214
• ISSN: 0305-1862
• Language: English
• Keywords: Language Therapy; Child, Preschool; Communication Disorders; Qualitative Research; Parenting; Speech Therapy; Home Care Services; Male; Caregivers; Kenya; Humans; Communication; Professional-Family Relations; Child; Questionnaires; Female; Rural Population