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Table 3 Types of disability by age and gender at Dabat HDSS, October-December 2014 (N = 67,395)

From: Prevalence of disability and associated factors in Dabat Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, northwest Ethiopia

Types of disability (N = 1369)

Age < 5 years

Age 5–15 years

Age 15–49 years

Age ≥ 50 years

Total

M

N = 4584

F

N = 4503

M

N = 9876

F

N = 9985

M

N = 14,601

F

N = 15,206

M

N = 4109

F

N = 4521

M

N = 33,181

F

N = 34,214

n (%)

Cognitive

N = 208

1 (0.02)

2 (0.04)

10 (0.10)

10 (0.10)

57 (0.39)

79 (0.52)

18 (0.44)

31(0.69)

86 (0.26)

122 (0.36)

Vision

N = 534

3 (0.07)

0 (0.00)

16 (0.16)

21 (0.21)

56 (0.38)

94 (0.62)

143 (3.48)

201(4.45)

218 (0.66)

316 (0.92)

Hearing

N = 244

2 (0.04)

0 (0.00)

15 (0.15)

13 (0.13)

52 (0.36)

67 (0.44)

41 (1.00)

54 (1.2)

110 (0.33)

134 (0.39)

Walking

N = 230

3 (0.07)

4 (0.1)

20 (0.2)

6 (0.06)

51 (0.35)

50 (0.33)

51(1.24)

45 (1)

125 (0.38)

105 (0.31)

Self-care

N = 153

3 (0.07)

4 (0.09)

11 (0.11)

9 (0.09)

30 (0.21)

33 (0.22)

36 (0.88)

27 (0.6)

80 (0.24)

73 (0.21)