WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, HIV AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE: DATA TELL US THEY ARE STILL LEFT BEHIND!

In Burkina Faso, 28,667 people were interviewed in total, among whom 978 identified themselves as persons with disabilities (using the Washington Group Short Set of Questions). For the biobehavioral study in Guinea Bissau, 17,110 people were interviewed in total, among whom 1,147 identified themselves as persons with disabilities.

The study in Burkina Faso was commissioned by Humanity & Inclusion; it was carried out by the Institute for Research in Health Sciences (IRSS), under the supervision of a Steering Committee made up of HI, governmental structures including the CNLS (Conseil National de Lutte contre le VIH) and Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs). The study in Guinea Bissau was also commissioned by Humanity & Inclusion; it was carried out by the Bandim Health Project – a health and demographic surveillance system site in Guinea Bissau - under the supervision of a similar steering committee.

Complete results can be obtained at: s.busiere@hi.org cw.zoungrana@hi.org