Disability, poverty and health-service accessibility in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In Colombia, 4.3% of the population 5 years or older lives with a disability. They face higher levels of poverty and social exclusion compared with persons without disabilities. This article aims to understand the factors associated with access to preventative and curative health services for people with disabilities in Colombia. Additionally, it explores whether access to health services for people with disabilities changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

This is a population-based repeated cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study took place in Colombia, from 2018 to 2021.

Data sources and participants

National Quality of Life Survey datasets in Colombia from 2018 to 2021, including people 5 years or older, were reviewed. People were classifie

SUBMITTER: Espitia Segura OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11499852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature