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Functional Limitations Among Child Refugees with Developmental Disabilities and Barriers to Early Childhood Intervention in a Ugandan Refugee Settlement

Children with developmental disabilities need access to early intervention services to mitigate the
effects of disability and increased chances of living independently and engaging in different activities.
Because refugee and resettlement experiences have the potential to affect critical stages of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development in children global epidemiological data on children with developmental disabilities are scarce. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 provides a comprehensive assessment of prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs, the children living in refugee settlements are at high risk of developmental disorders.