A Community Based Study on the Prevalence of Disability and Rehabilitative Services Provided to the Disabled Person in the Rural Area of Tamil Nadu

[...]the studied population was 16,404 in the field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre at Valadi, Chennai Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy. According to our study, only 6.4% of the disabled were employed in contrast to 26% at the national level.12 Conclusions and Rec...

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Published inIndian journal of public health research and development. Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 66 - 70
Main Authors Reddy, N Bayapa, Reddy, N Nagarjuna, Piramanayagam, A, Madithati, Pallavi, Singh, R K, Chandamuri, Sai Narasimhareddy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Dr. R.K. Sharma 01.07.2013
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Subjects
Age
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
Deafness
Disability
Females
Hospitals
Literacy
Mental disorders
People with disabilities
Population
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitative Services
Social classes
Studies
Tamil Nadu
India
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Summary:[...]the studied population was 16,404 in the field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre at Valadi, Chennai Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy. According to our study, only 6.4% of the disabled were employed in contrast to 26% at the national level.12 Conclusions and Recommendations The Constitution of India ensures equality, freedom, justice and dignity of all individuals and implicitly mandates an inclusive society for all including persons with disabilities.
ISSN:0976-0245
0976-5506
DOI:10.5958/j.0976-5506.4.3.080