Table 1 Participant socio-demographic and impairment characteristics
Adolescent characteristics | |
|---|---|
Age | |
 Mean (SD) | 15y 1mo (1y 8mo) |
Sex (n,%) | |
 Female | 48(31.2%) |
 Male | 106(68.8%) |
BMI | |
 Median (IQR) | 17.0(4.7) |
GMFCS (n,%) | |
 Level I | 36(23.4%) |
 Level II | 23(14.9%) |
 Level III | 33(21.4%) |
 Level IV | 20(13.0%) |
 Level V | 41(26.6%) |
 Unknown | 1(0.6%) |
Type of CP (n,%) | |
 Spastic | |
  Monoplegia/hemiplegia | 41(26.6%) |
  Diplegia | 27(17.5%) |
  Triplegia | 12(7.8%) |
  Quadriplegia | 43(27.9%) |
 Hypotonia | 3(1.9%) |
 Dyskinesia | 14(9.1%) |
 Ataxia | 1(0.6%) |
 Unknown/ unclassified | 13(8.4%) |
Associated impairment (n,%) | |
 Epilepsy | 36(23.4%) |
 Cognitive impairment | 87(56.5%) |
 Visual impairment | 12(7.8%) |
 Hearing impairment | 19(12.3%) |
 Speech impairment | 103(66.9%) |
Education | |
 None | 115(74.7%) |
 Primary, secondary or above | 39(25.3%) |
 Rehabilitation (any type) (n,%) | 43(27.9%) |
Caregiver characteristics | |
Caregiver age | |
 Mean (SD) | 39y 9mo(9y 9mo) |
Caregiver sex (n,%) | |
 Female | 126(81.8%) |
 Male | 28(18.2%) |
Caregiver education (n,%) | |
 None | 86(55.8%) |
 Primary, secondary and above | 68(44.2%) |
Proxies of SES | |
Monthly family income (BDT) | |
 BDT Median (IQR) | 6000(5000) |
 USD Median (IQR) | 60.94(59.12) |
Housing permanence (n,%) | |
 Kutcha house (impermanent) | 119(77.3%) |
 Semi-pucca house (semi-permanent) | 20(13.0%) |
 Pucca house (permanent) | 15(9.7%) |
Household crowding | |
 Median people/ room (IQR) | 3.0(1.7) |
Source of drinking water (n,%) | |
 Tube well | 149(96.8%) |
 Tap water | 5(3.2%) |
Sanitation (n,%) | |
 No toilet facility | 3(1.9%) |
 Non-sanitary latrine | 50(32.5%) |
 Sanitary latrine | 101(65.6%) |