@article{article_1624965, title={Navigating the Covid-19 Pandemic’s Impact On Children With Disabilities And Their Families in Azerbaijan}, journal={Sinop Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi}, volume={9}, pages={847–872}, year={2025}, DOI={10.30561/sinopusd.1624965}, author={Mammadova, Rima and Gahramanova, Kamala and Mammadova, Khayala}, keywords={COVID-19, Children with disabilities, Pandemic lockdown, Survey analysis, Azerbaijan.}, abstract={This study was designed to identify major health concerns related to special children during Covid-19 lockdown, including school closures, service reduc-tion, healthcare access restrictions, and unique challenges associated with car-ing for children with disabilities that significantly impact their daily lives and well-being. National questionnaire was designed by researchers and dissemi-nated in Azerbaijan from December 25, 2023 to March 05, 2024, physically. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Western, Eastern, as well as Northeast parts of Azerbaijan, a total of 108 parents completed a clinical and demographic survey. Data on children’s care, rehabilitation, education, and family organization was collected. The first 108 eligible surveys were ana-lyzed. This study found that the COVID-19 lockdown has increased physical, social, psychological, and financial challenges for parents and fami-lies of special needs children. Child health and access to basic facilities and rehabilitation services are harmed by this pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19, Children with disabilities, Pandemic lockdown, Sur-vey analysis, Azerbaijan.}, number={2}, publisher={Sinop University}