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dc.contributor.authorAyazi, Touraj
dc.contributor.authorLien, Lars
dc.contributor.authorEide, Arne
dc.contributor.authorJenkins, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorAlbino, Rita A.
dc.contributor.authorHauff, Edvard
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-24T08:03:30Z
dc.date.available2014-01-24T08:03:30Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationAyazi, T., Lien, L., Eide, A., Jenkins, R., Albino, R.A., Hauff, E. (2013). Disability associated with exposure to traumatic events: results from a cross-sectional community survey in South Sudan. BMC Public Health, 13(469).no_NO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/134644
dc.descriptionVitenskapelig, fagfellevurdert artikkelno_NO
dc.description.abstractBackground: There is a general lack of knowledge regarding disability and especially factors that are associated with disability in low-income countries. We aimed to study the overall and gender-specific prevalence of disability, and the association between exposure to traumatic events and disability in a post-conflict setting. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional community based study of four Greater Bahr el Ghazal States, South Sudan (n = 1200). The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) was applied to investigate exposure to trauma events. Disability was measured using the Washington Group Short Measurement Set on Disability, which is an activitybased scale derived from the WHO’s International Classification of Disability, Functioning and Health. Results: The estimated prevalence of disability (with severe difficulty) was 3.6% and 13.4% for disability with moderate difficulties. No gender differences were found in disability prevalence. Almost all participants reported exposure to at least one war-related traumatic event. The result of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that, for both men and women, exposure to traumatic events, older age and living in a polygamous marriage increased the likelihood of having a disability. Conclusions: The finding of association between traumatic experience and disability underlines the precariousness of the human rights situation for individuals with disability in low-income countries. It also has possible implications for the construction of disability services and for the provision of health services to individuals exposed to traumatic events.no_NO
dc.language.isoengno_NO
dc.publisherBioMed Centralno_NO
dc.relation.urihttp://biomedcentral.com
dc.relation.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/469
dc.subjectdisabilityno_NO
dc.subjecttraumatic eventsno_NO
dc.subjectpost-conflictno_NO
dc.subjectSouth-Sudanno_NO
dc.titleDisability associated with exposure to traumatic events: results from a cross-sectional community survey in South Sudanno_NO
dc.typeJournal articleno_NO
dc.typePeer reviewedno_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800no_NO
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750no_NO
dc.source.volume13no_NO
dc.source.journalBMC Public Healthno_NO
dc.source.issue1no_NO
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-469


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