Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Africa  

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Adnams, Colleen M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Current Opinion in Psychiatry vol. 30 no. 02 (Mar. 2017), page 108-112.
Topik: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; FASD

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: C16.K Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Purpose of review: This review aims to summarize data published in the scientific literature and available on official websites on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Africa. Recent findings: There is a paucity of published literature and evidence-based information on prenatal exposure to alcohol in the African continent and the majority of the continent's literature on FASD emanates from South Africa. A small number of scientific publications document FASD and drinking in pregnancy in other Sub-Saharan African countries and these findings provide evidence that FASD occurs across the continent. Further evidence shows that the world's highest reported rates of FASD occur in South Africa and that this confers a significant public health and neurodevelopmental disability burden on the region. There is an established body of epidemiological, diagnostic, neurobehavioral and neuroscientific knowledge from studies in South Africa. Universal and indicated case method preventions are effective in reducing maternal alcohol consumption in high-risk areas. Throughout Africa, a policy and service implementation gap exists that impedes translation of generated knowledge into effective prevention and intervention strategies. Summary: FASD is likely a widely occurring and largely unrecognized neurodevelopmental disability in Africa. A key future direction for global agencies and research partnerships is to collaboratively address evidence gaps and knowledge translation through scalable approaches and strategies that aim to ameliorate the burden of FASD in African and other countries.

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