Around 95% of children with Developmental Disabilities (DD), such as autism and intellectual disabilities, live in Low-and-Middle-Income countries (LMICs) 1, where there are acute limitations in the availability of formal resources such as specialist healthcare centres, specialist personnel and psychosocial and therapeutic interventions. Unfortunately, despite the collectivistic bent of most LMICs, informal supports remain underutilised due to the prevalence of unhelpful beliefs, and norms that exclude families of children with DDs from support. To identify strategies that can promote social support among families in Kenya, a LMIC country, this qualitative project will engage 16 caregivers of children with DDs from Nairobi and Kilifi to investigate the types, sources, and perceived benefits of support available to them.
Partner organisations
Aga Khan University
Kenya Medical Research Institute
