Citation

Giraldo-Rodríguez L, Mino-León D, Murillo-González JC, Agudelo-Botero M. Rev. Saude Publica 2019; 53: 27.

Affiliation

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Investigación en Políticas, Población y Salud. Ciudad de México, México.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Faculdade de Higiene e Saude Publica)

DOI

10.11606/S1518-8787.2019053000556

PMID

30942269

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between sociodemographic, health and disability-related 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.

Language: en