Table 4 Methods used in the included abstracts
Authors | Title of abstracts | Study design | Methods | Sampling | Data collection | Data analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malonje [17] | Practicing inclusive early childhood development: an assessment of effectiveness of early childhood development and social intervention for young children with disabilities in Malawi | Not reported | Literature review | Not applicable | Not reported | Not reported |
Efua [18] | Parental involvement: rethinking the right to education for children with disabilities | Not reported | Quantitative | Simple random sampling and purposive | Not reported | Not reported |
Aboagye et al. [19] | Caring for children with cerebral palsy: experiences of caregivers at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi | Descriptive design | Qualitative | Simple random sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Taylor et al. [20] | Disability and leadership: assessing the perceptions of KNUST students towards having disabled persons as leaders | Cross-sectional | Quantitative and qualitative | Purposive sampling | Semi-structured questionnaire | Not reported |
Kyeremateng et al. [21] | Experiences of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy attending a teaching hospital in Ghana | Not reported | Qualitative phenomenological | Not reported | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Owusu et al. [22] | Assessment of level of participation of children with disabilities in extracurricular activities at basic schools in Kumasi Metropolis | Descriptive design | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | Not reported | Not reported |
Maria et al. [23] | A comparative analysis of objective and subjective inequality between households with and without disabilities in Liberia | Not reported | Household survey | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Sumaila et al. [24] | An assessment of government support to special schools in the Kumasi Metropolis | Descriptive design | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | Interviews | Thematic analysis |
Awini [25] | Social interaction patterns between pupils with and without visual impairments in classroom activities in inclusive schools in Ghana | Not reported | Mixed methods—qualitative and quantitative | Not reported | Questionnaire and focus group discussion | Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis |
Ammaru et al. [26] | Experiences, challenges and coping strategies of teachers in some selected special schools in Ashanti Region | Descriptive design | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Bannieh et al. [27] | Challenges faced by teachers in teaching deaf learners in selected special schools in Ghana | Not reported | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Owusu-Ansah et al. [28] | Barriers to inclusive education: the case of Wenchi Senior High School | Not reported | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Baah et al. [29] | Support services for pupils with low vision in pilot inclusive schools at Ejisu-Juaben Municipality | Descriptive design | Not reported | Purposive sampling | Likert scale questionnaire | Descriptive statistics |
Mariama et al. [30] | Inclusion of disability studies as a course in the senior high school curricular: perspectives of students at an Islamic and a Secular Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis | Not reported | Quantitative | Convenience sampling | Structured questionnaire | Descriptive statistics |
Wundow et al. [31] | Perception of teachers on the inclusion of disabled children in inclusive classroom: a case of some selected public basic schools at Sakogu in the Northern Region of Ghana | Case study | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Not reported |
Nseibo [32] | Experiences of the physically impaired students of Krachi-Nchumbru District of Volta Region of Ghana | Not reported | Qualitative—phenomenological | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Not reported |
Nseibo [33] | Exploring the experiences of people with mobility impairments in four educational settings in Ghana | Not reported | Qualitative—interpretive phenomenological | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews/focus group discussion | Not reported |
Mbibeh et al. [34] | Using assistive technology to enhance inclusive education in the North West Region of Cameroon | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Chataika and Mutekwa [35] | Computer skills for every blind child campaign: unlocking educational potential through assistive technology in Zimbabwe | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Appiah et al. [36] | Challenges associated with the use of public library services by visually impaired persons in the Kumasi Metropolis | Descriptive design | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews/observation | Thematic analysis |
Maria [37] | Integration of rehabilitation and disability concepts/principles into the MBChB undergraduate clinical training | Case study | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Mosha and Moshana [38] | Opportunities and barriers of Moodle the University of Namibia disability community | Not reported | Qualitative | Not reported | In-depth interviews | Not reported |
Yekple and Majisi [39] | Access to assistive technology for students with visual impairments: the case of University of Education, Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana | Not reported | Not reported | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Descriptive statistics |
Oteng et al. [40] | Employment of disabled persons in the informal sector: perspectives of physically disabled persons and employers in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana | Exploratory design | Qualitative | Purposive and simple random sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Mile et al. [41] | Wheelchairs and disability inclusion: the underexploited assistive technology in the North-West of Cameroon | Not reported | Qualitative | Not reported | Workshop discussion/focus group discussion/observation | Thematic analysis |
Kangkoyiri et al. [42] | The experiences of disabled persons in the Kumasi Metropolis in participating in national elections | Descriptive design | Qualitative | Simple random sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Owusu et al. [43] | Increasing access to the criminal justice system for disabled persons in Ghana. The role of assistive technology | Not reported | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Acquah-Gyan et al. [44] | Challenges of persons with disabilities within the Kumasi Metropolis in accessing information on their human rights | Exploratory design | Quantitative | Convenience sampling | Structured questionnaire | Descriptive statistics |
Peprah et al. [45] | Challenges of persons with physical disabilities in accessing judicial services in the Kumasi Metropolis | Not reported | Qualitative—phenomenological enquiry | Convenience sampling | Not reported | Not reported |
Ohajunwa et al. [46] | An Africa centered perspective on assistive technology: informing sustainable outcomes | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Devlieger [47] | Urine incontinence, the catheter, and the challenges of African advocacy | Not reported | Review | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Nartey et al. [48] | Barriers to health care for people living with disability in a teaching hospital, Ghana: the case of the deaf | Not reported | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | Not reported | Grounded theory |
Dadzie et al. [49] | Knowledge and usage of assistive devices among persons with disabilities in the Kumasi Metropolis | Not reported | Quantitative | Purposive sampling | Structured questionnaire | Descriptive statistics |
Kaundjua [50] | Health information and health care services among the deaf community in Namibia | Not reported | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews/focus group discussion | Not reported |
Nadutey et al. [51] | Menstrual hygiene management: knowledge and practices among female adolescent with disability in Kumasi | Exploratory design | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews/focus group discussion | Thematic analysis |
Bakari et al. [52] | Knowledge on and barriers to family planning services by the deaf in the Kumasi Metro | Descriptive design | Quantitative | Simple random sampling | Questionnaire | Descriptive statistics |
Oppong et al. [53] | Mental health registry in Kumasi: epidemiology of cases reporting to the Hospital | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Electronic online database (questionnaire) | Not reported |
Strachan [54] | A different way of seeing – using assistive technology to live a fully productive life | Not reported | Qualitative (demonstration and storytelling) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Forkuor et al. [55] | Caring for the intellectually disabled: motivations, challenges and coping strategies | Not reported | Qualitative | Not reported | Semi-structured interviews and observation | Not reported |
Ned and Ndzwayiba [56] | The complexity of disability inclusion in the workplace: a south African study | Case study | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Oderud [57] | I hear you – a new hearing concept for low income settings | Not reported | Participatory approach (qualitative) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Boot et al. [58] | Improve access to assistive technology for people with intellectual disabilities globally | Not reported | Qualitative—systematic review | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Omoniyi et al. [59] | Exercise for individuals living with disability: the unwelcome reality | Not reported | Review | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Bukhala [60] | Sports equipment and technology in developing nations: grassroots initiatives to enhance parasports in Kenya | Not reported | Systematic review | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Ampratum et al. [61] | Views of Christian religious leaders on the involvement of persons with disabilities in church activities | Exploratory design | Qualitative | Purposive sampling | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Acheampong et al. [62] | Maltreatment in marriage; the silent killer, experiences of disabled persons in Yendi Municipality of Ghana | Exploratory design | Qualitative | Snowballing | In-depth interviews | Thematic analysis |
Braathen et al. [63] | Disability, sexuality and gender: stories from South Africa | Not reported | Qualitative—participatory | Not reported | In-depth interviews | Not reported |
Carew et al. [64] | Understanding negative attitudes toward the sexual rights and sexual health care access of people with physical disabilities in South Africa | Not reported | Survey (quantitative) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Haruna [65] | Assistive technology on female gender in Nigeria: issues and challenges | Not reported | Content analysis—secondary data analysis | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Matter et al. [66] | AT-INFO-MAP | Not reported | Document review | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Kelley and Harniss [67] | Assistive technology act programs in the United States | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Lynn et al. [68] | Using assistive technology to improve communication, knowledge, and skills in communities of practice and disability inclusive development | Not reported | Qualitative— narrative synthesis | Not reported | Not reported | Thematic analysis |
Osabutey and Osabutey [69] | The dermatoglyphic patterns of students in special schools compared to those in normal public schools | Not reported | Quantitative | Not reported | Electronic data collection | Descriptive and inferential statistics |
Mduzana et al. [70] | Suitability of the tool; guidelines for screening of prosthetic candidates: lower limb; for use in Eastern Cape Province | Not reported | Qualitative | Not reported | Focus group discussion | Not reported |