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Table 2 Access to the community for people with disability and controls in Bangladesh and Fiji

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

Services

 

Bangladesh

Fiji

 

Cases n (%)

Control n (%)

P*

Cases n (%)

Control n (%)

P*

Work

Yes

72 (37.5)

93 (47.7)

 

67 (66.3)

87 (87.9)

 

No

29 (15.1)

4 (2.1)

<0.001

20 (19.8)

9 (9.1)

0.001

Not needed

91 (47.4)

98 (50.3)

 

14 (13.9)

3 (3.0)

 

Education

Yes

4 (2.1)

12 (6.2)

 

31 (30.7)

60 (61.2)

 

No

41 (21.4)

27 (13.8)

0.035

28 (28.3)

12 (12.2)

0.004

Not needed

147 (76.6)

156 (80.0)

 

45 (44.6)

26 (26.5)

 

Health services

Yes

132 (68.8)

129 (66.2)

 

83 (82.2)

80 (81.6)

 

No

28 (14.6)

5 (2.6)

<0.001

15 (14.9)

5 (5.1)

<0.001

Not needed

32 (16.7)

61 (31.3)

 

3 (3.0)

13 (13.3)

 

Participate in community consultations

Yes

93 (48.4)

119 (61.0)

 

52 (51.5)

82 (82.8)

 

No

38 (19.8)

9 (4.6)

<0.001

35 (34.7)

8 (8.1)

<0.001

Not needed

67 (34.4)

61 (31.8)

 

14 (13.9)

9 (9.1)

 

Assistive devices

Yes

23 (12.0)

13 (6.7)

 

35 (35.0)

19 (19.2)

 

No

70 (36.5)

12 (6.2)

<0.001

33 (33.0)

7 (7.1)

<0.001

Not needed

99 (51.6)

170 (87.2)

 

32 (32.0)

73 (73.7)

 

Rehabilitation

Yes

13 (6.8)

5 (2.6)

 

46 (45.5)

14 (14.1)

 

No

48 (25.0)

9 (4.6)

<0.001

27 (26.7)

11(11.1)

<0.001

Not needed

131 (68.2)

181 (92.8)

 

28 (27.7)

74 (74.7)

 

Safe/drinking water

Yes

192 (100)

193 (99.0)

 

97 (96.0)

97 (98.0)

0.421

No

0 (0.0)

2 (1.0)

0.159

4 (4.0)

2 (2.0)

Toilet facilities

Yes

179 (93.2)

189 (96.9)

 

93 (92.1)

96 (97.0)

0.129

No

14 (6.8)

6 (3.1)

0.093

8 (7.9)

3 (3.0)

Disaster management

Yes

10 (5.2)

7 (3.6)

 

36 (36.4)

64 (64.6)

 

No

36 (18.8)

13 (6.7)

0.001

45 (45.5)

15 (15.2)

<0.001

Not needed

146 (76.0)

175 (89.7)

 

18 (18.2)

20 (20.2)

 

Legal assistance

Yes

14 (7.3)

13 (6.7)

 

34 (34.3)

35 (35.4)

 

No

2 (1.0)

4 (2.1)

0.708

18 (18.2)

8 (8.1)

0.098

Not needed

176 (91.7)

178 (91.3)

 

47 (47.5)

56 (56.6)

 

Social activities

Yes

135 (70.3)

161 (82.6)

 

64 (64.0)

91 (91.9)

<0.001

No

19 (9.9)

5 (2.6)

0.003

20 (20.0)

3 (3.0)

Not needed

38 (19.8)

29 (14.9)

 

16 (16.0)

5 (5.1)

 

Religious activities

Yes

176 (91.7)

187 (95.9)

 

81 (80.2)

95 (96.0)

 

No

14 (7.3)

3 (1.5)

0.013

14 (13.9)

2 (2.0)

0.002

Not needed

2 (1.0)

5 (2.6)

 

6 (5.9)

2 (2.0)

 

Government social welfare

Yes

17 (8.9)

10 (5.1)

 

56 (56.4)

25 (25.3)

 

No

46 (24.0)

14 (7.2)

<0.001

29 (28.7)

10 (10.1)

<0.001

Not needed

76 (39.6)

121 (62.1)

 

14 (3.9)

64 (64.6)

 

Do not know

53 (27.6)

50 (25.6)

 

2 (2.0)

0

 

Disabled persons organisations

Yes

8 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

 

30 (30.3)

8 (8.3)

 

No

36 (18.8)

5 (2.6)

<0.001

35 (35.4)

12 (12.5)

<0.001

Not Needed

75 (39.1)

119 (61.0)

 

6 (6.1)

44 (45.8)

 

Do not know

73 (38.0)

71 (36.4)

 

28 (28.3)

32 (33.3)

 
  1. *P-values are from generalised estimating equations modelling (logistic regression), comparing people with disability and their matched controls.