Disability is a crucial health and social concern in sub‐Saharan Africa, where a high prevalence of disabling diseases is compounded with insufficient care provision. There is a need for detailed analysis of the disability patterns. We provide a gender‐specific picture for the population in peripheral Ouagadougou (Burkina‐Faso), based on six disability dimensions following the United Nations’ recommendations. We computed disability‐free life expectancy (LE) using the Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Ouaga HDSS) (n = 1 902). Women have a longer partial LE in the 20–79 age range (+3.3 years), half of this LE being spent with a disability, versus 31% of the LE for men. Limitations in mobility, cognition, and eyesight occur in midadulthood and result in a considerable disadvantage for women in the number of years with these limitations. These findings highlight disability patterns that are detrimental to social participation and claim for better screening and care, especially for women.

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瓦加杜古，布基纳法索和男女健康生存悖论在周边地区的残障模式

在撒哈拉以南非洲，残疾是至关重要的健康和社会问题，在非洲，致残性疾病的高流行与提供的护理不足有关。需要对残疾模式进行详细分析。我们根据联合国的建议，根据六个残疾维度为瓦加杜古（布基纳法索）周边地区的人口提供了针对性别的图片。我们使用健康和人口统计学监测系统（Ouaga HDSS）计算了无残障预期寿命（LE）（n= 1 902）。在20-79岁年龄段（+3.3岁）中，女性的部分LE较长，其中有一半是残疾患者，而男性则为31％。活动能力，认知能力和视力的限制发生在成年中期，并在具有这些限制的年限内对妇女造成相当大的不利影响。这些发现突出了对社会参与有害的残疾模式，并要求更好地进行筛查和护理，尤其是对妇女。