Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national survey
Objective: Disability is considered a global health problem, with an increasing number of persons with disabilities. Up-to-date and good-quality data on disability are essential to policymakers in order to establish tailored programmes for persons with disabilities based on the specific needs of eac...
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| author | Abderrazak Hajjioui Naïma Abda Rachid Guenouni Chakib Nejjari Maryam Fourtassi |
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| description | Objective: Disability is considered a global health problem, with an increasing number of persons with disabilities. Up-to-date and good-quality data on disability are essential to policymakers in order to establish tailored programmes for persons with disabilities based on the specific needs of each category. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of disability in the adult Moroccan population, and its distribution according to socio-demographic characteristics and geographical regions.
Methods: A national survey was conducted in 2014, including a sample of 47,275 adult participants drawn from 16,044 households from urban and rural areas proportioned to population size. The sample’s socio-demographic characteristics were collected in face-to-face interviews. The data were then screened for disability using the Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability.
Results: Overall prevalence of disability among the Moroccan adult population was 9.5%, with important geographical disparities. Older age, lower education rates, unemployment, being single, and living in rural areas, were associated with higher prevalence rates of disability. Visual and motor deficiencies were the most common disability modalities, and the prevalence of moderate-to-extreme disability, which is associated with more significant limitations in functioning, was 2.6%.
Discussion/Conclusion: Results from this national Survey are critical and would guide national disability policies and programmes, in order to reduce disabling barriers and improve persons with disabilities access to healthcare and participation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6eb5e6b2bc60446284148d4c9c2cb33f2022-12-21T16:42:56ZengMedical Journals SwedenJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine1650-19771651-20812019-10-01511080581210.2340/16501977-26112585Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national surveyAbderrazak Hajjioui0Naïma AbdaRachid GuenouniChakib NejjariMaryam Fourtassi Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Laboratory of Clinical Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fès, Mohammed Ben Abdallah University, 30000 Fès, Morocco. hajjiouiabdo@yahoo.fr. Objective: Disability is considered a global health problem, with an increasing number of persons with disabilities. Up-to-date and good-quality data on disability are essential to policymakers in order to establish tailored programmes for persons with disabilities based on the specific needs of each category. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of disability in the adult Moroccan population, and its distribution according to socio-demographic characteristics and geographical regions. Methods: A national survey was conducted in 2014, including a sample of 47,275 adult participants drawn from 16,044 households from urban and rural areas proportioned to population size. The sample’s socio-demographic characteristics were collected in face-to-face interviews. The data were then screened for disability using the Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability. Results: Overall prevalence of disability among the Moroccan adult population was 9.5%, with important geographical disparities. Older age, lower education rates, unemployment, being single, and living in rural areas, were associated with higher prevalence rates of disability. Visual and motor deficiencies were the most common disability modalities, and the prevalence of moderate-to-extreme disability, which is associated with more significant limitations in functioning, was 2.6%. Discussion/Conclusion: Results from this national Survey are critical and would guide national disability policies and programmes, in order to reduce disabling barriers and improve persons with disabilities access to healthcare and participation. https://www.medicaljournals.se/jrm/content/html/10.2340/16501977-2611 disabled persons cross-sectional studies morocco disability prevalence low middle-income country washington group. |
| spellingShingle | Abderrazak Hajjioui Naïma Abda Rachid Guenouni Chakib Nejjari Maryam Fourtassi Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national survey Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine disabled persons cross-sectional studies morocco disability prevalence low middle-income country washington group. |
| title | Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national survey |
| title_full | Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national survey |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national survey |
| title_short | Prevalence of disability in Morocco: Results from a large-scale national survey |
| title_sort | prevalence of disability in morocco results from a large scale national survey |
| topic | disabled persons cross-sectional studies morocco disability prevalence low middle-income country washington group. |
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