Table 3. General characteristics of studies eligible for inclusion in the systematic review.
| First Author & year
of Publication |
Country | Study design | Domain studied | Type of services
discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloh et al., 2009 | Cote d’Ivore | Cross-sectional | Disabilities | Rehabilitative |
| Alrasheed et al., 2018 | Sudan | Qualitative | Vision | Preventive |
| Bassili et al., 2002 | Egypt | Cross-sectional | Epilepsy | Treatment/management |
| Burke et al., 2017 | Senegal | Qualitative | Disabilities | Preventive |
| Bright et al., 2017 | Malawi | Cohort | Hearing | Treatment/management |
| Carter et al., 2012 | Kenya | Qualitative | Epilepsy | Treatment/management |
| Gobrial, 2012 | Egypt | Cross-sectional | Intellectual | Rehabilitative |
| He et al., 2017 | China | Retrospective cohort | Intellectual | Rehabilitative |
| Kirabira et al., 2018 | Uganda | Cross-sectional | Epilepsy | Treatment/management |
| Khoza-Shangase, 2019 | South Africa | Qualitative | Hearing | Rehabilitative |
| Mbuba et al., 2012 | Kenya | Qualitative | Epilepsy | Treatment/management |
| Merugumala et al., 2017 | India | Qualitative | Hearing | Rehabilitative |
| El Sharkawy et al., 2006 | Kenya | Qualitative | Epilepsy | Treatment/management |
| Tataryn et al., 2017 | Malawi | Cross-sectional | Disabilities | Preventive |
| Wagner et al., 2016 | South Africa | Cross-sectional | Epilepsy | Treatment/management |
| Yousafzai et al., 2005 | Uganda,
Rwanda |
Qualitative | Disabilities | Preventive |