Article

Knowledge of, beliefs about and attitudes to disability: implications for health professionals

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 47 , issue 7 , 2005 , pages: 40–44

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2005.10873260

Author(s): T Masasa Physiotherapist Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Lesotho , S Irwin-Carruthers Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, , M Faure Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences,

Keywords: knowledge , attitudes , beliefs , disability , rehabilitation , culture

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Abstract

Background: South Africa is a multicultural, multiracial and multilingual nation with many different values, traditions and cultural practices. Different belief systems may give rise to different attitudes and practices relating to disability, which may impact on rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs relating to disability in three broad cultural groups in the Western Cape.

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