[ CONSTRUCTION SOCIALE DE LA PAUVRETE ET DE LA VULNERABILITE DES PERSONNES HANDICAPEES A KORHOGO (CÔTE D’IVOIRE) ]
Volume 28, Issue 3, February 2020, Pages 609–616
Franck-Gautier GACHA1, Tano Maxime ASSI2, and Gbété Jean-Martin IRIGO3
1 Département de Sociologie, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Département des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly de Korhogo, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Département de Sociologie, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
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Disability results from the interaction between a health problem and multiple factors (personal, environmental, social, cultural, and family). An analysis of the factors that can create disability conditions helps to define close links between disability and poverty, regardless of the nature of poverty. Thus, poverty is both cause and consequence of disability. It affects activities of daily living and limits the satisfaction of basic needs. Therefore, disability is not only considered from a medical point of view but also a product of society. The study is part of a quantitative perspective that postulates the measurability of disability and poverty as quantifiable phenomena. This first perspective is enriched by qualitative analysis that allows understanding the behavior of actors, the representations and meanings they give to disability. The data collection equipment used consists essentially of a questionnaire and an interview guide. Preliminary results show that disability is significantly associated with poverty. In Korhogo, people with disabilities have a lower standard of living than "healthy" people because of the unequal access to basic social services.
Author Keywords: Construction, Disability, Poverty, Vulnerability, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Volume 28, Issue 3, February 2020, Pages 609–616
Franck-Gautier GACHA1, Tano Maxime ASSI2, and Gbété Jean-Martin IRIGO3
1 Département de Sociologie, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Département des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly de Korhogo, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Département de Sociologie, Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Disability results from the interaction between a health problem and multiple factors (personal, environmental, social, cultural, and family). An analysis of the factors that can create disability conditions helps to define close links between disability and poverty, regardless of the nature of poverty. Thus, poverty is both cause and consequence of disability. It affects activities of daily living and limits the satisfaction of basic needs. Therefore, disability is not only considered from a medical point of view but also a product of society. The study is part of a quantitative perspective that postulates the measurability of disability and poverty as quantifiable phenomena. This first perspective is enriched by qualitative analysis that allows understanding the behavior of actors, the representations and meanings they give to disability. The data collection equipment used consists essentially of a questionnaire and an interview guide. Preliminary results show that disability is significantly associated with poverty. In Korhogo, people with disabilities have a lower standard of living than "healthy" people because of the unequal access to basic social services.
Author Keywords: Construction, Disability, Poverty, Vulnerability, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Abstract: (french)
Le handicap résulte de l’interaction entre un problème de santé et des facteurs multiples (personnel, environnemental, social, culturel, familial). L’analyse des facteurs susceptibles de créer des conditions d’invalidité permet de définir des liens étroits entre handicap et pauvreté, quelle que soit la nature de la pauvreté. Ainsi, la pauvreté est à la fois cause et conséquence du handicap. Elle affecte les activités de la vie quotidienne et limite la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux. Par conséquent, le handicap n’est pas seulement envisagé d’un point de vue médical mais aussi un produit de la société. L’étude s’inscrit dans une perspective quantitative qui postule la mesurabilité du handicap et de la pauvreté comme phénomènes quantifiables. Cette première perspective est enrichie par l’analyse qualitative qui permet de saisir les comportements des acteurs, les représentations et significations qu’ils donnent au handicap. Le matériel de collecte des données utilisé est composé essentiellement d’un questionnaire et d’un guide d’entretien. Les résultats provisoires montrent que le handicap est associé de manière significative à la pauvreté. A Korhogo, les personnes handicapées ont un niveau de vie inférieur à celui des « bien portants » en raison notamment de l’inégal accès aux services sociaux de base.
Author Keywords: Construction, Handicap, Pauvreté, Vulnérabilité, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
How to Cite this Article
Franck-Gautier GACHA, Tano Maxime ASSI, and Gbété Jean-Martin IRIGO, “SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN KORHOGO (CÔTE D’IVOIRE),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 609–616, February 2020.
