Magnitud de la discapacidad en Boyacá, Colombia / The scale of disability in the Boyacá Department in Colombia

Objetivo El propósito del presente artículo es presentar la magnitud de la discapacidad en el Departamento de Boyacá a través del establecimiento de sus distribuciones y relaciones de dependencia. Materiales y Métodos Estudio de corte transversal, donde el instrumento empleado fue el propuesto por el DANE para el registro, localización y caracterización de la discapacidad. Se realiza un análisis univariado y bivariado para las 89 preguntas del instrumento. Resultados Se encontró una mayor proporción de discapacidad en mujeres, con ubicación geográfica en el área rural dispersa, con bajos niveles educativos y de participación. Predomino la deficiencia del movimiento de cuerpo, manos, brazos y piernas, así como la dificultad para caminar, correr y saltar. Conclusión Se concluye que existe una dependencia estadísticamente significativa calculada a través del Chi cuadrado de Pearson, entre el fenómeno y los factores sociales, culturales y biológicos.

Objective This paper was aimed at ascertaining the magnitude of disability in the Boyacá Department by establishing its distribution and dependent relationships. Materials and Methods This was a cross-sectional study which involved using the instrument proposed by DANE for recording, localizing and characterizing disability. The instrument's 89 questions were subjected to univariate and bivariate analysis. Results A greater prevalence of disability was found amongst females; it was geographically located in scattered rural areas and amongst those having low educational attainment and poor attendance at school. A deficiency in body, hand, arm and leg movements predominated, as did difficulty in walking, running and jumping. Conclusions There was a statistically significant dependence (calculated by Pearson's chi-square test) between disability and social, cultural and biological factors.

[The scale of disability in the Boyacá Department in Colombia]. / Magnitud de la discapacidad en Boyacá, Colombia.

OBJECTIVE: This paper was aimed at ascertaining the magnitude of disability in the Boyacá Department by establishing its distribution and dependent relationships. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study which involved using the instrument proposed by DANE for recording, localizing and characterizing disability. The instrument's 89 questions were subjected to univariate and bivariate analysis. RESULTS: A greater prevalence of disability was found amongst females; it was geographically located in scattered rural areas and amongst those having low educational attainment and poor attendance at school. A deficiency in body, hand, arm and leg movements predominated, as did difficulty in walking, running and jumping. CONCLUSIONS: There was a statistically significant dependence (calculated by Pearson's chi-square test) between disability and social, cultural and biological factors.

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