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Table 1 Participant demographics in Bangladesh and Fiji

From: Field-testing of the rapid assessment of disability questionnaire

Socio-demographics

Bangladesh

Fiji

 

Total sample N = 1855 n (%)

Cases N = 195 n (%)

Controls N = 195 n (%)

P*

Cases N = 101

n (%)

Controls N = 101 n (%)

P*

Age (mean ± SD) years

38.6 ± 16.2

50.0 ± 17.19

51.5 ± 18.5

0.411

44.2 ± 15.3

44.1 ± 15.8

0.763

Gender

Male

763 (41.1)

83 (42.6)

83 (42.6)

1.000

54 (53.5)

45 (44.6)

0.354

 

Female

1092 (58.9)

112 (57.4)

112 (57.4)

 

47 (46.5)

53 (52.5)

 

Education

None

679 (36.6)

99 (50.8)

92 (47.2)

0.898

19 (18.8)

3 (3.0)

0.004

 

1-4 years

372 (20.1)

42 (21.5)

43 (22.1)

 

12 (11.9)

7 (6.9)

 
 

5-9 years

588 (31.7)

40 (20.5)

44 (22.6)

 

27 (26.7)

26 (25.7)

 
 

≥10 years

216 (11.6)

14 (7.2)

16 (8.2)

 

29 (28.7)

48 (47.5)

 

Occupation

Unemployed

128 (6.9)

51 (26.6)

17 (8.9)

<0.001

34 (33.7)

13 (12.9)

<0.001

 

Farmer

343 (18.5)

26 (13.5)

46 (24.1)

 

12 (11.9)

9 (8.9)

 
 

Labourer

231 (12.5)

22 (11.5)

24 (12.6)

 

7 (6.9)

16 (15.8)

 
 

Homemaker

966 (52.1)

84 (43.8)

97 (50.8)

 

24 (23.8)

26 (25.7)

 
 

Other

113 (6.1)

9 (4.7)

7 (3.7)

 

20 (19.8)

36 (35.6)

 

Socio-economic status

Rich

367 (19.8)

30 (15.4)

29 (14.9)

0.803

-

-

 
 

Middle

740 (39.9)

56 (28.7)

62 (31.8)

 

-

-

 
 

Poor

747 (40.3)

109 (55.9)

104 (53.3)

 

-

-

 
  1. *From paired sample t test (continuous variables) or generalised estimating equations models (categorical variables), comparing people with disability and their matched controls.