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Prevalence and factors associated with stigma among people with disabilities in Niger in 2018: a multi-level analysis

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Pages 65-70 | Received 20 May 2021, Accepted 01 Feb 2022, Published online: 07 May 2022
 

ABSTRACT

People with disability face stigmatization in most of African countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and the factors associated with stigma among people living with a disability in Niger. This is a secondary analysis of data from a cross sectional study on disability and HIV conducted in Niger from June to November 2018. People with disabilities in grades 3 and 4 identify with Washington Group Short Set of Questions, aged 15–60, were included. Factors associated with stigma were identified by a binary multilevel regression model. A total of 820 participants were included. The prevalence of stigma was 18%. People with intellectual (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.89; 95% Confidence interval [95%CI] [1.58–5.03]) and cognitive (aOR:2.82; 95%CI 1, 14–3.13]were more likely to experience stigma than other types of disabilities. People with disabilities over the age of 20 were 57% to 71% less likely to be stigmatized than people with disabilities aged 15–19. Living in the same accommodation with other people with disabilities was also a protective factor against the experience. There is a need to implement interventions to reduce the stigmatization of people with disabilities in Niger.

Acknowledgements

Authors wish to thank the researchers from the HIV and reproductive health unit of Institute for Research in Health Sciences, the lecturers of African Institute of Public Health and the staff of the International NGO Humanity & Inclusion.

Disclosure statement

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

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Funding

This study was funded by Humanity and Inclusion.

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