Socioeconomics and Major Disabilities: Characteristics of Working-Age Adults in Rwanda

Joshua Kiregu, Nathalie K Murindahabi, David Tumusiime, Dana R Thomson, Bethany L Hedt-Gauthier and Anita Ahayo

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Background: Disability affects approximately 15% of the world’s population, and has adverse socio-economic effects, especially for the poor. In Rwanda, there are a number of government compensation programs that support the poor, but not specifically persons with disability (PWDs). This study investigates the relationship between poverty and government compensation on disability among working-age adults in Rwanda. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of 35,114 adults aged 16 to 65 interviewed in the 2010/2011 Rwanda Household Wealth and Living Conditions survey, a national cross-sectional two-stage cluster survey, stratified by district. This study estimated self-reported major disability, and used chi-square tests to estimate associations (p

Date: 2016
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