Publication Date
July 2018
1 p
This leaflet intends to underline the existence of intersectional factors of vulnerability amongst Women with Disabilities with respect to HIV/AIDS and sexual violence in Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau. The figures presented here are taken from two studies carried out in Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau in 2017. In Burkina Faso, 28,667 people were interviewed in total, among whom 978 identified themselves as persons with disabilities (using the Washington Group Short Set of Questions). For the biobehavioral study in Guinea Bissau, 17,110 people were interviewed in total, among whom 1,147 identified themselves as persons with disabilities
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Keywords
Global picture; disability indicators and data; Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; Research; disability studies; Health; sexual health; Education; health education; women with disabilities; systems: health information systems; issues: maternal and child health; Human rights; freedom from exploitation violence and abuse