Identification of people with disabilities using participatory rural appraisal and key informants: a pragmatic approach with action potential promoting validity and low cost.

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BACKGROUND: Surveys have been the conventional methods used for identification of people with disabilities; however, they have been observed to be expensive and time-consuming that may not be affordable or practical. As a result, the participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and key informant (KI) approaches have been developed and increasingly used in the resource-poor countries. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the strengths and weaknesses of PRA and KI approaches in the identification of people with d...

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Authors: Gona, J; Xiong, T; Muhit, M; Newton, C; Hartley, S

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Disability and rehabilitation
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 79-85
• Publication date: 2010-01-01
• DOI: 10.3109/09638280903023397
• EISSN: 1464-5165
• ISSN: 0963-8288
• Language: English
• Keywords: Data Collection; Health Resources; Rural Population; Humans; Female; Disabled Persons; Consumer Participation; Male; Rural Health Services