What socio-demographic factors influence poverty and financial health care access among disabled people in Flanders: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current literature shows that people with a disability have a lower income than people without a disability. Disabled people often experience difficulties with health care access.The objective of this study is to assess the current financial situation and poverty rate amongst disabled people in Flanders. Furthermore we wanted to analyze factors that contribute to the risk of poverty and problems with financial health care access in adult people with a disability in Flanders.

Methods

An online and paper survey were constructed and made available through two large organizations for people with different types of disability in Flanders. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were performed.

Results

In this convenience sample, 20.9% of the 889

SUBMITTER: Adams M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3930006 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature