Publications by authors named "Ahmed Shafiqul Huque"

Purpose: This study seeks to gain an understanding of access to rehabilitation services and disability allowances for children with disabilities and their families from the perspectives of service providers.

Method: We interviewed 21 service providers in Bangladesh and used thematic analysis to analyze data.

Results: Participants reported their perspectives on two major themes: (a) challenges in providing services to children with disabilities (e.

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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to understand the experiences of families in accessing government support (i.e., disability allowances and rehabilitation services) for their children with disabilities (CWDs) in Bangladesh.

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While access to support for individuals with disabilities has attracted international attention, children with disabilities and their families continue to face a range of barriers that limit their timely access to the needed support, including health service. This is even worse for children with disabilities living in resource poor settings like Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which families of children with disabilities have knowledge about and access to government support for their children with disabilities in Bangladesh.

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