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Persons with disabilities as experts-by experience: using personal narratives to affect community attitudes in Kilifi, Kenya
BACKGROUND: The last decade has seen improved public awareness of disability in sub-Saharan Africa. However, negative and stereotypical views of disability still persist in many communities. We conducted a study to promote awareness of disability in rural Kenya, using a process of reflection and edu...
Autores principales: | Gona, Joseph K., Newton, Charles R., Hartley, Sally, Bunning, Karen |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941597/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29739403 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12914-018-0158-2 |
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