House-to-house survey of disabilities in rural communities in the north of the West Bank
| dc.contributor.author | Hamdan, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Al-Akhras, N. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-23T15:50:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-23T15:50:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-06-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | o identify the prevalence of disability and characteristics, conditions and needs of those with disabilities in rural communities in the north of the West Bank, 10147 families were screened in a cross-sectional survey. Prevalence was 1.7% (806 persons with disabilities). Physical (34.0%), mental (15.9%) and speech (11.4%) disabilities were the commonest. The major cause as perceived by the families was heredity (30.5%): parental consanguinity was 50.8%. Economic conditions were the major problem for 41.1%, and the main barrier to receiving care: only 49.3% were receiving some kind of care. Integration in educational, work and social activities was low. Pressing needs included medical care, support equipment, and educational, physiotherapy and rehabilitation services. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | We highly appreciate the efforts of all those who contributed to the design and imple-mentation of the survey, and to PTM Mun-dubat (Peace and the Third World, Spain) for supporting the project and the survey. Thanks also to Dr Lina Al-Khairy (Al-Quds University) for her statistical advice. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1020-3397 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.alquds.edu/handle/20.500.12213/6413 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | House-to-house survey of disabilities in rural communities in the north of the West Bank | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |