The perceived needs-access gap for health services among persons with disabilities in a rural area within South Africa

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The perceived needs-access gap for health services among persons with disabilities in a rural area within South Africa

Original language description

Purpose: Health should be a universal phenomenon. However, little is known about the relationship between disability status and health issues – particularly in rural areas. This study looks at health issues of persons with disabilities in Madwaleni, a rural impoverished area in South Africa in 2011, and compares them to persons with no disabilities. Materials and Methods: Standardized questionnaires were used in the survey to assess disability and health status. The sample comprised of 773 individuals – 322 persons with disability and 451 comparisons (without disability) – covering 527 households. Children under the age of five were excluded from the sample. We used purposive sampling. Results and Conclusion: This study found that persons with disabilities have poorer reported health outcomes than persons with no disabilities. There is also an association between disability severity and mental health issues as assessed by the GHQ-12. A significantly higher percentage of persons with disability did not get health care when needed. Persons with disabilities also have less favorable attitudes toward competence of health care workers. This study has shown greater health needs and less satisfaction with services, which strongly indicates insufficient access for persons with disabilities in a rural impoverished are within South Africa. Implications for rehabilitation Persons with disabilities in rural South Africa have poorer reported health outcomes. Persons with disabilities have less favorable attitudes towards competence of health care workers in rural South Africa. Better access to health care for persons with disabilities is needed in rural South Africa.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30502 - Other medical science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION

ISSN

0963-8288

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

41

Issue of the periodical within the volume

22

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

2676-2682

UT code for WoS article

000489124200009

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85049198809