EVIDENCE MAP OF RESEARCH ON THE ABUSE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN EAST AFRICA 

Start to finish: 1 January 2015 – 30 November 2016

Team: Niall Winters, Laurenz Langer, and Anne Geniets

Partners:  Department of Education, University of Oxford,

Funder: John Fell Fund, University of Oxford. Grant number: 143/052.

Region of focus: East Africa

ACE themes: Producing useful research evidence; Supporting others to produce useful research evidence; Being responsive to contexts and needs in Africa

Description: This project focused on conducting an evidence map on research investigating the abuse of children with disabilities in East Africa. We set out to understand patterns and gaps in the conducted research with a special emphasis on potential protective and risk factors of abuse. The evidence map visualised the relations between different types of disabilities and types of abuse as well as the amount of research evidence for each. The map also indicated the trustworthiness and relevance of the research.