Identification of people with disabilities using participatory rural appraisal and key informants: A pragmatic approach with action potential promoting validity and low cost

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-85

  Gona, Joseph K ^a   Xiong, Tengbin ^b   Muhit, Mohammad A ^c   Newton, Charles R ^d   Hartley, Sally ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identification of people with disabilities; Key informant; Participatory rural appraisal

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 73349089012     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903023397     Document Type: Article

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