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Table 1 Proposed BCPR activity

From: Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register (BCPR): a pilot study to develop a national cerebral palsy (CP) register with surveillance of children for CP

 

BCPR pilot phase 2015

Extended BCPR activities 2016 onwards

Population register component

Study area:

Study area:

1. Shahjadpur subdistrict

1. Shahjadpur subdistrict

 

2. Other areas with known population denominator and confirming maximum case ascertainment (depending on funding availability)

Methods:

Methods:

1. Re-tracing existing CP cohort

1. Active surveillance and screening using KIM

2. Active surveillance and screening using KIM

 

Other registrants

 

Study area:

1. Cases available from other research groups, hospitals, NGOs and health care professionals and entered into the register through the BCPR web portal

Methods:

1. Opportunistic/purposive recruitment