Nas K.Çevik R.Gür A.Erdo?an F.Saraç A.J.Atli Turhano?lu A.D.2024-04-242024-04-2420001300-0691https://hdl.handle.net/11468/24106While the ideal vision for everyone may be to lead a physically and mentally healthy life well into old age, every year many millions die prematurely or are disabled by diseases and condition that are to a large extent preventable. In our study, the prevalence of disabilities was investigated at four zones of Diyarbakir which determinant by socioeconomic situation. The epidemiological survey was carried out from a total of 38685 persons and questionnaires formed by World Health Organization (WHO) were used. The prevalence of disabilities was found to be 14.84% (5742 persons). The prevalence of visceral disabilities was found to be 6.8% (2629 persons) and locomotor disabilities was found to be 2.66%(1013 persons). The relationships between disabilities and factors such as age, educational status, economic status, and marriages among relatives were found to be significant (p<0.001).trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDisabilityPrevalenceArticle1132182262-s2.0-35348966938N/A