Developmental disabilities in Africa: a scientometric review
Background: Developmental disabilities are disproportionately more investigated in higher-income countries. However, global prevalence of developmental disabilities indicate that a large proportion of individuals with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income nations. Aims: The present work ther...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1727862023-12-20T01:45:07Z Developmental disabilities in Africa: a scientometric review Lim, Mengyu Carollo, Alessandro Neoh, Michelle Jin Yee Sacchiero, Marzia Azhari, Atiqah Balboni, Giulia Marschik, Peter Nordahl-Hansen, Anders Dimitriou, Dagmara Esposito, Gianluca School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Psychology Africa Developmental Disabilities Background: Developmental disabilities are disproportionately more investigated in higher-income countries. However, global prevalence of developmental disabilities indicate that a large proportion of individuals with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income nations. Aims: The present work therefore aims to conduct a scientometric review to survey available literature on developmental disabilities in low- and middle-income countries belonging to the continent of Africa. Methods and procedures: A literature search was conducted on Scopus, where a total of 1720 relevant publications (and an accompanying 66 thousand references) were found, representing research conducted between 1950 to 2022. Then, document co-citation analysis was performed to chart significant co-citation relationships between relevant articles and their cited references. Outcomes and results: The generated network based on document co-citation analysis revealed a total of 14 distinct thematic research clusters and 12 significant documents that have been frequently cited in the literature on developmental disabilities in Africa. Conclusions and implications: The scientometric review revealed a trend of broadening research towards systems of care, away from a medical model of disease. It is projected that future research will continue to capitalise on inter-disciplinary strengths to arrive at a more nuanced understanding of developmental disability from all levels – individuals, families, to communities. 2023-12-20T01:45:07Z 2023-12-20T01:45:07Z 2023 Journal Article Lim, M., Carollo, A., Neoh, M. J. Y., Sacchiero, M., Azhari, A., Balboni, G., Marschik, P., Nordahl-Hansen, A., Dimitriou, D. & Esposito, G. (2023). Developmental disabilities in Africa: a scientometric review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 133, 104395-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104395 0891-4222 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172786 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104395 36587527 2-s2.0-85145295409 133 104395 en Research in Developmental Disabilities © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Background: Developmental disabilities are disproportionately more investigated in higher-income countries. However, global prevalence of developmental disabilities indicate that a large proportion of individuals with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income nations. Aims: The present work therefore aims to conduct a scientometric review to survey available literature on developmental disabilities in low- and middle-income countries belonging to the continent of Africa. Methods and procedures: A literature search was conducted on Scopus, where a total of 1720 relevant publications (and an accompanying 66 thousand references) were found, representing research conducted between 1950 to 2022. Then, document co-citation analysis was performed to chart significant co-citation relationships between relevant articles and their cited references. Outcomes and results: The generated network based on document co-citation analysis revealed a total of 14 distinct thematic research clusters and 12 significant documents that have been frequently cited in the literature on developmental disabilities in Africa. Conclusions and implications: The scientometric review revealed a trend of broadening research towards systems of care, away from a medical model of disease. It is projected that future research will continue to capitalise on inter-disciplinary strengths to arrive at a more nuanced understanding of developmental disability from all levels – individuals, families, to communities. |
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