Impact of disability on quality of life of rural disabled people in Bangladesh.

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dc.contributor.authorHosain, G M Monawaren_US
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorUnderwood, Peteren_US
dc.date.accessioned2002-12-28en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T03:50:08Z
dc.date.available2002-12-28en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T03:50:08Z
dc.date.issued2002-12-28en_US
dc.descriptionJournal of Health, Population, and Nutrition.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the impact of disability on the quality of life of disabled people in rural Bangladesh. A primary healthcare specialist conducted a door-to-door survey in two villages in Bangladesh to collect socioeconomic and demographic information on the villagers and for identification of disabled people. Information on disability and how it affected their life was also obtained either from the disabled people or from their caregivers by interviewing them. The study revealed that disability had a devastating effect on the quality of life of the disabled people with a particularly negative effect on their marriage, educational attainment, employment, and emotional state. Disability also jeopardized their personal, family and social life. More than half of the disabled people were looked at negatively by society. Disabled women and girl children suffered more from negative attitudes than their male counterparts, resulting in critical adverse effects on their psychological and social health. A combination of educational, economic and intensive rehabilitative measures should be implemented urgently to make them self-reliant. Collaborative communication between professionals and parents, behavioural counselling, formation of a self-help group, and comprehensive support to families will reduce their suffering.en_US
dc.description.affiliationCommunity Health Research and Training Unit, University of Western Australia, 324 Striling Highway, Claremont, WA 6010. ghosain@sph.uth.tmc.eduen_US
dc.identifier.citationHosain GM, Atkinson D, Underwood P. Impact of disability on quality of life of rural disabled people in Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition. 2002 Dec; 20(4): 297-305en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/886
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/pub/publication.jsp?classificationID=30&typeClassificationID=2en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.icddrb.org/publication.cfm?classificationID=30&pubID=1343en_US
dc.subject.meshAffective Symptoms --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAttitude to Healthen_US
dc.subject.meshBangladesh --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCost of Illnessen_US
dc.subject.meshDemographyen_US
dc.subject.meshDisabled Persons --psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFamily --psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMarital Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshPsychology, Socialen_US
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subject.meshRural Populationen_US
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.titleImpact of disability on quality of life of rural disabled people in Bangladesh.en_US
dc.typeCase Reportsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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