Community perceptions of people with disabilities in the North West region of Cameroon : what is the impact on their access to services?
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- Beryl Ndongwa Bamu (UGent) and Geert Van Hove (UGent)
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- Community perceptions of people with disabilities are not uncommon and also have impact on access to services. This article discusses the results from interviews, participant observations as well as field notes with 62 participants (people with disabilities, families of people with disabilities, regular school teachers and principals, community-based rehabilitation personnel, non-governmental organization personnel, traditional leaders, religious leaders and social workers) regarding their perceptions of people with disabilities and the impact on access to services. The findings from the study revealed that community's perceptions of people with disabilities are both negative and positive and have an impact on their access to schooling, health and rehabilitation services. The discussions/conclusions include difference in perspectives, beliefs and practices, impact of perceptions as non-linear, sensitization/flow of information and context difference.
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- Social Sciences(all), Health Professions(all), Health(social science)
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8501453
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- Ndongwa Bamu, Beryl, and Geert Van Hove. “Community Perceptions of People with Disabilities in the North West Region of Cameroon : What Is the Impact on Their Access to Services?” DISABILITY & SOCIETY, vol. 32, no. 1, Informa, 2017, pp. 56–68, doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1265915.
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- Ndongwa Bamu, B., & Van Hove, G. (2017). Community perceptions of people with disabilities in the North West region of Cameroon : what is the impact on their access to services? DISABILITY & SOCIETY, 32(1), 56–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2016.1265915
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- Ndongwa Bamu, Beryl, and Geert Van Hove. 2017. “Community Perceptions of People with Disabilities in the North West Region of Cameroon : What Is the Impact on Their Access to Services?” DISABILITY & SOCIETY 32 (1): 56–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2016.1265915.
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- Ndongwa Bamu, Beryl, and Geert Van Hove. 2017. “Community Perceptions of People with Disabilities in the North West Region of Cameroon : What Is the Impact on Their Access to Services?” DISABILITY & SOCIETY 32 (1): 56–68. doi:10.1080/09687599.2016.1265915.
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- 1.Ndongwa Bamu B, Van Hove G. Community perceptions of people with disabilities in the North West region of Cameroon : what is the impact on their access to services? DISABILITY & SOCIETY. 2017;32(1):56–68.
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- [1]B. Ndongwa Bamu and G. Van Hove, “Community perceptions of people with disabilities in the North West region of Cameroon : what is the impact on their access to services?,” DISABILITY & SOCIETY, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 56–68, 2017.
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title = {{Community perceptions of people with disabilities in the North West region of Cameroon : what is the impact on their access to services?}},
url = {{http://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2016.1265915}},
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