Factors associated with environmental barriers of people with disabilities in Mexico

Bibliographic Data

ID16780429
AuthorsLiliana Giraldo‐Rodríguez (0000-0001-6541-865X, Departamento de Epidemiología), Dolores Mino‐León (0000-0002-5144-2728, Mexican Social Security Institute), Juana Catalina Murillo-González (0000-0001-8868-8687, Secretaria de Salud), Marcela Agudelo-Botero (0000-0002-4489-4224, Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México)
Year2019
Volume53
Pages27
Publication date2019-03-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2019053000556
PMID30942269
OpenAlexW2929443371
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between sociodemographic, health and disabilityrelated factors and the perception of environmental barriers outside the home environment by individuals with permanent disabilities in Mexico. METHODS: In this cross-sectional, population-based study, we used data from the 2010 National Survey of Perceptions of Disability in the Mexican Population of 2,041 participants older than 18 with permanent disability. The perceptions of barriers take into consideration the challenges of getting around and using transportation outside the home environment. The covariates consisted of sociodemographic, health-related and disability-related factors. Multivariate logistic regression was used. RESULTS: The perception of environmental barriers outside the home environment was associated with being a woman, living in an urban area, speaking an indigenous language, experiencing emotional symptoms, having walking/movement, visual or self-care disabilities, having severe/extreme disability, having disability caused by illness, using physical devices, and receiving assistance and care in the home environment. CONCLUSIONS: This information is valuable for the design of public policies and programs that promote the participation of individuals with permanent disabilities, a high-priority issue in low- and middle-income countries

Built environment · Environmental health · Indigenous · Logistic regression · Perception · Population · Public health · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Disability Rights and Representation · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology

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