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Table 2 Socio-demographic and disability information about Nepali participants (N = 149)

From: Adapting World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 for Nepal

Variables

Number (%)

Age (in years)*

Below 40 years

75 (50.3)

40 years and above

74 (49.7)

Sex

Male

65 (43.6)

Female

84 (56.4)

Marital status

Unmarried

30 (20.1)

Married

119 (79.9)

Literacy status

No (Illiterate)

51 (34.2)

Yes (Literate)

98 (65.8)

Residence

Rural

34 (22.8)

Urban

115 (77.2)

Family type**

Nuclear

85 (57)

Joint or extended

64 (43)

Occupational status

Employed

68 (45.6)

Housewife (Homemaker)

56 (37.6)

Unemployed

25 (16.8)

Socio-economic status***

Lower

60 (40.3)

Middle

44 (29.5)

Upper

45 (30.2)

Disability related factors

No disability

57 (38.3)

Psychiatric disorders only

54 (36.2)

Physical disorders only

31 (20.8)

Both psychiatric and physical disorders

7 (4.7)

  1. *Mean (SD): 40.6 (12.8); **Average family size: 5.2 (2.5); ***Mean Kuppuswamy score: 12.9 (6.0)