# Presentation: 534093

## Disability Statistics in Egypt 

**By****Dr. Bothaina EL- Deeb**
**  **

## Sources of data on disability in Egypt and its limitation 

**Sources :**
**1. Censuses **
**2. Sample Surveys  **
**             **
**Population censuses**:
- Egypt has a national census every 10 years since 1907 containing data on disability. The results of 1947, 1960, 1976 and 1996 censuses included data on disability. The census provides data about the categories of disabled persons, classified according to type, age, sex distribution. Education, work status  and occupational status are also available for disabled persons

## Table 1: Disable Persons and Prevalence per 100                  Population by Sex, Egypt in 1947, 1960,                  1976 and 1996 

**Table 1: Disable Persons and Prevalence per 100   ****               Population **by** Sex, Egypt in 1947, 1960,   ****               1976 and 1996**** **

## Reasons for the inaccuracy of the results concerning the disability could be as follows:

**A- ****	**Prevailing customs and traditions, whereby some 		families are unable for various social reasons to 		admit cases of disability, particularly when the 		disabled persons are females
**B-** 	The low educational levels of some families, which  	makes them unlike to admit that there are any 		disabled persons in the family

## C- 	The failure of the media to explain disability and 		the services provided to disable persons by the 		community. As a result, the family has no wish to 		report the existence of disable persons because it 		thinks that to do so is neither important nor useful

**D-** 	A lack of awareness on the part of some of those 		responsible for the collection of data with respect 		to the importance of accurate information on the 		situation, characteristics, abilities and requirements 	of disabled persons in the community. They, 		therefore, fail to obtain correct data in this field

## E- 	The fact that the general population census 			questionnaire does not include categories of 			disability, which, if include, might affect the 		number of disabled persons. These categories 		include psychiatric disorders, epilepsy, learning 		disabilities, certain chronic diseases, etc.;

**F-** 	The unclear definitions and explanations relating
- 	to the categories of disability covered by the 			questionnaire.

## Table 2: Percent distribution of Disabled Persons    	     by Type of Disability in 1996

## Other Sources of  Disability in Egypt

**Table 3: percent distribution of disabled persons by   type of ****	****	****   disability, and type- specific prevalence rates per ****	****	****   100,000 persons, according to sex, Egypt MCHS 1991**

## Disability Statistics in the ESCWA Region 

-        Bahrain 1995 		1.5
-        Bahrain 1991     	0.8
-        Bahrain 1981		1.0
-        Egypt 1996		0.5
-        Egypt 1991		1.6
-        Egypt 1976		0.3
-       Gaza Strip 1996	2.1
-        Iraq 1977		0.9

##     Jordan 1994	      	 1.2

-     Jordan 1991              	 2.6
-     Kuwait 1996	      	 1.1
-     Kebebib 1994                1.0
-     Oman 1995	            2.4
-     Oman 1993               	  1.9
-      Palestine 1997	      	  1.8

**Disability Statistics in the ESCWA Region**

## Disability Statistics in the ESCWA Region 

-   Qatar 1998		       	          1.0
-   Qatar 1996                                0.2
-    Saudi Arabia 1996                   1.6
-   Syrian Arab Rep. 1993		 0.8
-   Syrian Arab Rep. 1981		 1.0
-   Syrian Arab Rep. 1970          	 1.0
-   United Arab Emirates 1995   	 1.1
-   Yemen 1994		           0.5

## Disability Statistics in the Caribbean Region    

** ****Aruba 1991****	****	****	****5.5**
** ****Bahamas 1990****	****	****	****1.5**
** ****Belize 1991****	****	****	****6.6**
** ****Bermuda 1991****	****	****	****7.6**
** ****Jamaica 1991****	****	****          4.8**
** ****Saint Vincent and the **
** ****Grenadines 1991****	****   ****	****           7.2**

## Disability Statistics in Selected Developed Countries 

-    Australia  1998		        19.3
-    Canada  1991		        15.5
-    New Zealand 1996	        20.0
-    United Kingdom 1991 	        12.2
-    United States 1994	        15.0
-    United States 1990	        10.0

## Meeting on a Core Set of Census Questions and Disability Measurement for ESCWA countries

- Cairo, 1-12 June 2002

## Objectives of the meetingDisability Measurement

- -  To agree on a regional common approach to collect
-    disability data on censuses
- -  To initiate a dialogue in the region between census
-     managers and users of disability statistics on how
-     best   a census can be utilized to collect data on
-     persons with disabilities

## -   To introduce countries to the International  

- -   To introduce countries to the International
-     Classification  of Functioning, Disability and
-     Health (ICF) and discuss  its use as conceptual
-     framework for collecting census data on disability
- -  To introduce the countries of the region to the work
-    of the Washington City Group on Disability Statistics

## Recommendations of the Cairo Meeting 

**(1-5) June 2002 on disability statistics**

**In order to have more accurate data on disability we need:**

## Interviewer Training for:

**    ****Improve reporting on disability status**
**    ****Minimize non-response**
**    ****Minimize stereotyping**
**    ****Improve quality of data collected**
**    ****Training in probing techniques**

## Sensitivity Training about: How to ask questions on disability 

**  ****How to cope with listening to people **
**    ****talk about their disability**
**  ****Attitude in dealing with persons with**
**   ****disabilities-no prejudice**

## Issues to be Considered by Interviewers 

** ****Establishing trust is vital for quality responses**
** ****Be sensitive to the language you use**
** ****Treat persons with disabilities as you would treat  anyone else**
** ****Language (****Use of negative and derogatory terms)**
** ****Do not make assumptions about a person’s   disability**
** ****Do not make assumptions about the person based on their   **
**  ****observed disability That they can not answer questions  **
**  ****because of the disability**

## Questions recommended to be used

** ****in the ESCWA Countries****	**

## Question design

** ****The question should be phrased in the context**
**  ****of  health**
** ****The question should relate to each person and  **
**   ****not to the household in general**
** ****The question should include a reference to a **
**   ****duration (long-term disability)**
** ****The wording of the question should relate to **
**   ****the Activities/participation outcome **

## Conclusions: Census Question

**Question design**

** ****The wording of the question should include  simple **
**   ****language and should avoid the use of negative terms**
** ****The term disability should be avoided in the formulation **
**  ****of the question and in the conversation between the **
**  ****interviewer and the respondent **
** ****The “filter” question should be very simple and short**
** ****Multiscale response categories should be  considered**

## Conclusions: Census Question

**In the context of an health condition that lasts for 6 months or more, does... have any difficulty in performing usual activities?**
**                     ****yes****                        **
**          **** ****often  yes****               **
**    ****sometimes no****                   **

## In which area does... have this difficulty?                     (all that apply)

-  Hearing            Speaking
-  Seeing	      Learning
- 		      Moving around
- 		      Self-care
-   		      Other...

**Conclusions: Census Question**

## What is the main cause of difficulty?

**  ****Congenital/prenatal**
**  ****Diseases/illness**
**  ****Injury/accidents/trauma**
**  ****Aging**
**  ****Other**

**Conclusions: Census Question**

## Thank you and Happy New Year

**Thank you and Happy New Year**

**Thank you and Happy New Year**

**Thank you and Happy New Year**

**Thank you and Happy New Year**