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Prevalence and risk factors of violence among persons with disabilities in Burkina Faso

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Pages 18-23 | Received 23 May 2021, Accepted 10 Jan 2022, Published online: 07 Mar 2022
 

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to analyse factors associated with violence against people with disabilities in Burkina Faso. This is a secondary analysis of data from cross-sectional study among people with disability with Grade 3–4 between 15 and 65 years of age. The prevalence of violence was 13.9%. Persons with physical or multiple disabilities were more likely to suffer violence, while people with physical, intellectual, or multiple disabilities were less likely to suffer violence than those with visual disabilities. Additionally, those between 34 and 55 years were less likely to suffer violence than those over 55. Monogamous and polygamous people with disabilities were 1.9 and 4.3 times, respectively, more likely to be victims of violence than single people. People without formal education were 1.47 times more likely to experience violence than those with education; those living in a family or alone in a housing unit were 2.79 and 12.61 times, respectively, more likely to experience violence than those living with others in a housing unit. Findings suggest that violence is common against all persons with disabilities, but that some factors make violence more likely. There is a need for a policy against violence among people with disability.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Burkinabe Federation of Associations for the Promotion of Persons with Disabilities (FEBAH), Burkina National AIDS Council (SP/CNLS-IST), Burkina Faso National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD), Organisations of Person with Disabilities (OPD), administrative, health and municipal authorities in the regions and localities covered by the survey, people with disabilities and their households, data collectors.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was funded by the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, NGO Humanity & Inclusion.

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