DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320152110.17512016 3253 Self-reported prevalence of disability in Brazil, ARTICLE according to the National Health Survey, 2013 Deborah Carvalho Malta 1 Sheila Rizzato Stopa 2 Rogerio Canuto 3 Nayara Lopes Gomes 4 Vera Lúcia Ferreira Mendes 5 Bárbara Niegia Garcia de Goulart 6 Lenildo de Moura 7 Abstract Objective: To describe the self-reported prevalence of intellectual disability, physical, he- aring and visual, according to sociodemographic variables, degree of limitation and frequency of rehabilitation service use. Methods: Data from 1 Escola de Enfermagem, the National Health Survey, a population survey. Universidade Federal de the self-reported prevalence of physical, mental, Minas Gerais. Av. Alfredo visual and hearing were calculated and their 95% Balena 190, Santa Efigênia. 30130-100 Belo Horizonte confidence intervals, stratified by sex, age, race MG Brasil. / color, for Brazil, place of residence and Major
[email protected] Regions. Results: The prevalence of self-reported 2 Departamento de Epidemiologia. Faculdade disability in the country was 6.2% (12.4 million de Saúde Pública, people). The prevalence of disability was 1.3% Universidade de São Paulo. higher in men, in people aged 60 or more in the São Paulo SP Brasil. 3 Hospital Sara Kubischeck. Northeast. Visual impairment was more preva- Brasília DF Brasil. lent (3.6%), increased with age, as well as hearing 4 Instituto Brasileiro de loss. Acquired deficiency was higher in relation to Geografia e Estatística. Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil. the birth (except intellectual). Lesser degree of li- 5 Coordenação Geral de mitation was observed among those who reported Saúde da Pessoa com visual impairment and the use of health services Deficiência, Departamento de Ações Programáticas was less frequent.