The effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation programmes: an impact evaluation of a quasi-randomised trial.

Background: Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes have been described as highly effective means of promoting the rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities (PwD). Although CBR is often the main way in which PwD in low-income and middle-income countries access rehabilitation services, there is little literature providing rigorous evaluation of their impact on people's well-being.

Methods: Data were collected in the Mandya and Ramanagar districts (Karnataka state, India), between December 2009 and May 2010.

Self-care groups of leprosy-affected people in Mozambique.

Introduction: In 2011, the national leprosy control programme in Mozambique decided to promote the setting up of self-care groups (SCGs) for prevention and care of disabilities.

Objectives: To present an overview of the national SCG strategy and to understand the perceptions of people with leprosy regarding the benefits and challenges of participating in the SCGs in Mozambique.

Methods: Semi-structured group interviews were carried out with 22 SCGs involving 299 leprosy affected people in Nampula and Manica provinces.

Do community-based rehabilitation programmes promote the participation of persons with disabilities? A case control study from Mandya District, in India.

Purpose: In this paper, we measure the effectiveness of Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) programmes in promoting the well-being of people with disabilities and removing the barriers to their participation in family and community decision-making processes.

Method: To evaluate the impact of the CBR programme, we use data from a large-scale control study in Karnataka, India. Propensity score matching is used to evaluate the impacts on disabled persons after 2, 4 and 7 years of entering the CBR.

An emancipatory research on CBR and the barriers faced by persons with disabilities.

Unlabelled: Abstract Purpose: The aim of this research was to understand the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in their daily lives and the role of CBR projects in overcoming them.

Method: A group of persons with disabilities involved in CBR activities was identified and trained in participatory research methodologies. Research was carried out, with support from a scientific advisory group, through sharing of life stories in residential meetings focusing on specific themes.

A multi-centre study on quality of routine data collection on relapses.

Objectives: To assess the quality of routine data collection on relapses in leprosy programmes in six countries.

Design: Through a questionnaire for project managers.

Results: The number of reported relapse cases did not correlate with number of new cases in the individual projects.

Review of leprosy research evidence (2002-2009) and implications for current policy and practice.

Introduction: The ILEP Technical Commission (ITC) advises ILEP member associations on technical aspects of leprosy. A major review of research evidence in leprosy was published prior to the International Leprosy Congress in 2002. This current report updates that review based on research published between 2002-2009 and focuses on interventions for prevention, early diagnosis, chemotherapy, reactions, prevention of disability, stigma measurement and reduction and rehabilitation in leprosy.

Kalèdo, a new educational board-game, gives nutritional rudiments and encourages healthy eating in children: a pilot cluster randomized trial.

Introduction: Prevention of obesity and overweight is an important target for health promotion. Early prevention requires an intervention during childhood and adolescence. At these stages, the game could be an appropriate means to teach nutrition knowledge and to influence dietary behaviour.

Answering the rehabilitation needs of leprosy-affected persons in integrated setting through primary health care services and community-based rehabilitation.

This article aims to discuss the strategies for answering the rehabilitation needs of persons with leprosy-related disabilities in integrated settings through primary health care (PHC) services and community-based rehabilitation (CBR). While the provision of rehabilitation services through the PHC system remains problematic in most developing countries, the article concludes that CBR programmes have the potential for rehabilitation of leprosy-affected persons in integrated settings. However, the limited coverage of CBR programmes may pose an obstacle to such an approach.