Introduction: This study aims to characterize the indigenous population with disabilities in Chile through a descriptive statistical analysis of secondary data from the II National Study on Disability (2015), which identified the prevalence of disability in the indigenous population.
Materials and methods: This study disaggregated the public data from that study and calculated all the sociodemographic indicators for the indigenous and non-indigenous populations to characterize and compare, applying descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing.
Results: Indigenous people with disabilities present significant differences in all the indicators evaluated, which place them at a disadvantage (sex, education, age range, economic income, schooling, unemployment, health insurance, and access to rehabilitation).
Discussion: As in other countries, indigenous persons with disabilities show indicators that place them at a disadvantage and vulnerability, which may act as social determinants of health and disability. Public health and health professionals must consider the structural conditions in which disability occurs and is experienced in the indigenous peoples of Chile to develop fairer intercultural health projects.
Keywords:
Disabled persons, Indigenous peoples, Disability, Social Determinants of Health, Intercultural health
Lapierre, M. (2023). Prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of disability in the indigenous population of Chile. Revista Chilena De Salud Pública, 26(2), p. 203–213. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5281.2022.71206
