Evaluation of the Attitudes towards Disabled Individuals in Turkish Society: Example of Zonguldak

Background: This study was performed to evaluate the attitudes of the people living in a city center in the Zonguldak City towards disabled individuals. Material and Methods: Sample group of the study was composed of 608 participants who admitted to eight Family Health Centers, who were 18 years old...

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Published in:Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 2022-01, Vol.11 (2), p.202
Main Authors: Altıntaş, Hülya Kulakçı, Ayyıldız, Tülay, Latife Utaş Akhan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Background: This study was performed to evaluate the attitudes of the people living in a city center in the Zonguldak City towards disabled individuals. Material and Methods: 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 based on their age, education, employment states, their states of using prosthesis, evaluating their own health, their states of living with a disabled individuals at the same house and the states of how their daily lives are affected by the presence of disabled individuals within their families (p
ISSN:2146-9601
2147-2238
DOI:10.53424/balikesirsbd.1013306