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- Title
Evaluation of the Society’s Attitudes Towards Disabled Individuals: Example of Zonguldak.
- Authors
KULAKÇI ALTINTAŞ, Hülya; KUZLU AYYILDIZ, Tülay; UTAŞ AKHAN, Latife
- Abstract
Aim: This study was performed to evaluate the attitudes of the people living in a city center in the Zonguldak city towards disabled individuals. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional, study was conducted between January 2016 and Jun 2016 at a city center in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey. Sample group of the study was composed of 608 participants who admitted to eight Family Health Centers, who were 18 years old and more who approved to participate in the study. Results: It was determined that there were statistically significant differences between mean scores of the participants for their attitudes towards disabled individuals in their age, educational level, working, using prosthesis, evaluating their health, living in the same house with the disabled individual, and the presence of disabled individuals in their families affecting the daily life of the family (p>0.05). Conclusion: Participants generally stated that services and aids provided for the disabled as insufficient.
- Subjects
TURKEY; RESEARCH methodology; CROSS-sectional method; COMMUNITY health services; FAMILY health; ACTIVITIES of daily living; FAMILY attitudes; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PEOPLE with disabilities; DATA analysis software; ATTITUDES toward disabilities; FAMILY services
- Publication
Balikesir Health Sciences Journal / Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 2, p202
- ISSN
2146-9601
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.53424/balikesirsbd.1013306