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Disability Related Costs of Children With Disabilities in the Philippines

Version 1 : Received: 27 April 2023 / Approved: 28 April 2023 / Online: 28 April 2023 (07:18:27 CEST)

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Carraro, L.; Robinson, A.; Hakeem, B.; Manlapaz, A.; Agcaoili, R. Disability-Related Costs of Children with Disabilities in the Philippines. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6304. Carraro, L.; Robinson, A.; Hakeem, B.; Manlapaz, A.; Agcaoili, R. Disability-Related Costs of Children with Disabilities in the Philippines. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6304.

Abstract

The assessment of disability related costs among children remains a largely under-researched subject with related questions rarely included in surveys. This paper addresses this issue through a unique mixed methods study conducted in the Philippines combining a nationally representative survey and in-depth interviews with families and health professionals. To quantify the extra costs associated with disability the research used the standard of living approach, whereby expenditure levels of families with children with and without disabilities are compared in relation to different measures of living standards. The results find consistent evidence of high extra costs among households that have children with disabilities and point to health expenses as the leading source. Using an asset index as the indicator of living standards, a child with disability is estimated to require between 40 and 80% extra expenditure to reach the same living standard of other children. However, the size of extra costs is substantially higher when the measure of standard of living relies on a broader set of deprivations. In such cases, higher estimates of extra costs are likely to be the result of the lack of an inclusive environment. Critically, this points to the need not only to provide financial support, but also inclusive services, especially in health and education.

Keywords

disability; children, extra costs; standard of living; Philippines

Subject

Social Sciences, Other

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