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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population. Data Source: Model Disability Survey, Bankim Health District, Cameroon, 2016

From: Identifying key environmental barriers experienced by persons with mild, moderate, or severe disability in Bankim Health District, Cameroon: a policy-targeted secondary analysis of data obtained with the World Bank and WHO model disability survey

 

Total

sample

(N = 559)

Moderate and severe disability

(N = 312)

No and mild disability

(N = 247)

%

(N)

%

(N)

%

(N)

Gender

Male

49.4

(276)

46.8

(146)

52.6

(130)

Female

50.6

(283)

53.2

(166)

47.4

(117)

Age

16–39

53.7

(300)

45.2

(141)

64.4

(159)

40–59

29.0

(162)

31.1

(97)

26.3

(65)

60+

14.3

(80)

19.6

(61)

7.7

(19)

Work status

Not working

42.8

(239)

45.8

(143)

38.9

(96)

Working

57.2

(320)

54.2

(169)

61.1

(151)

Level of education

No education

20.9

(117)

27.9

(87)

12.1

(30)

Elementary

33.8

(189)

35.9

(112)

31.2

(77)

Vocational

17.4

(97)

17.0

(53)

17.8

(44)

Secondary

17.2

(96)

11.2

(35)

24.7

(61)

Higher

7.0

(39)

5.4

(17)

8.9

(22)

Other

0.5

(3)

0.6

(2)

0.4

(1)

 

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

Performance score (0–100)

40.2

(12.4)

47.5

(7.3)

30.9

(11.3)

Capacity score (0–100)

29.2

(20.9)

44

(14.7)

10.6

(9.6)