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Table 1 Need for supervision, partial or complete assistance according to activities (n = 351)

From: The key actors maintaining elders in functional autonomy in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)

Activities of daily living 7%

Washing 67%

Maintaining bladder function 23%

Going to the toilet 8%

Personal maintenance 4%

Getting dressed 4%

Maintaining bowel function 4%

Eating 2%

 

([04.66 – 10.33] CI 95%)

Mobility 10%

Walking outdoors 11%

Using a cane 4%

Transportation 4%

Walking indoors 2%

Using the stairs 2%

Using a prosthesis 0%

  

([07.04 – 13.59] CI 95%)

Mental function 28%

Memory 23%

Behaviour 16%

Making judgments 12%

Orientation 11%

Understanding 6%

   

([23.56 – 33.23] CI 95%)

Communication 37%

Seeing 34%

Hearing 8%

Speaking 2%

     

([32.25 – 42.61] CI 95%)

Instrumental activities of daily living 86%

Preparing meals 82%

Doing laundry 80%

Household upkeep 66%

Using the telephone, television or radio 71%

Using public transportation 32%

Going shopping 21%

Taking medications 5%

Budget management 4%

([81.65 – 89.24] CI 95%)