Situation Analysis of Disability Resources and Needs of Shantytowns near Lima, Peru
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Keywords
disability in the developing world, social/political discrimination, disability analysis
Abstract
Individuals in shantytowns of Lima, Peru experience unique challenges due to socioeconomic status and perceived inabilities. A situation analysis using rapid ethnographic procedures was conducted to explore life with disability in shantytowns of Lima, Peru. Participants and their caregivers expressed ideas to improve social inclusion of individuals with disabilities in their communities.
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Cristina Redko, Medical Anthropologist; Director of the global health concentration in the Master’s of public health program, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University
Cristina Redko, Ph.D. is a medical anthropologist and director of the global health concentration in the Master’s of public health program at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. She received her Ph.D in medical anthropology from Mcgill University (2001), Quebec, Canada and her MSC in clinical epidemiology from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
Jessica R. Hunt
Jessica R. Hunt, MPT, MPH is a physical therapist in Dayton, Ohio. She obtained a Master’s of physical therapy (MPT) from Andrews University in 2003, and Master’s of public health (MPH) from Wright State University in 2011. She is interested in global health, disability rights, and community health.