Measuring functioning and disability after a disaster: Results from the typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda-affected areas of the Philippines

• Main Authors: Leonardi, Matilde, Talampas, Rolando, Chatterji, Somnath, Kostanjsek, Nenad F., Regadio, Crisanto Q., Tarroja, Maria C., Schiavolin, Silvia, Naidoo, Nirmala, Raggi, Alberto, Pindog, Mona, Zayas, Jerome, Zagaria, Nevio
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Disaster relief > Philippines; Typhoon Haiyan, 2013; People with disabilities > Philippines; Emergency and Disaster Management
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/905
• Institution: De La Salle University

The most commonly reported data after natural disasters are the number of deceased and displaced and the structural and economic damage, whereas disability data are often lacking. Our study assessed disability among the survivors of the Haiyan/Yolanda typhoon that struck Philippines in 2013 and is a...