Table 2.
Frequency distribution of participants by their forms of disabilities, membership and decision-making related variables in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021(N = 535)
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time when disability occurred | Since birth | 105 | 19.6 |
| Childhood (birth to 18 years) | 259 | 48.4 | |
| Later (after 18 years of age) | 98 | 18.3 | |
| I do not remember | 73 | 13.6 | |
| Organization/s present around that work/s on people with disabilities empowerment | Yes | 115 | 21.5 |
| No | 420 | 78.5 | |
| Membership any community group/s | Yes | 143 | 26.7 |
| No | 392 | 73.3 | |
| Membership to any disability association/federation | Yes | 73 | 13.6 |
| No | 462 | 86.4 | |
| Autonomy to visits health facilities (decision making and freedom to move out of the house) | Yes | 308 | 57.6 |
| No | 227 | 42.4 | |
| Autonomy to visit friends and relatives (decision making and freedom to move out of the house) | Yes | 188 | 35.1 |
| No | 347 | 64.9 | |
| Living situation (with whom they live) | With parents | 139 | 26.0 |
| With partner | 131 | 24.5 | |
| Alone in my home | 198 | 37.0 | |
| Live with children | 28 | 5.3 | |
| Live with other else | 39 | 7.2 | |
| Currently live at | My own home | 290 | 54.2 |
| Rented house | 214 | 40.0 | |
| Institution based | 12 | 2.2 | |
| Street based | 19 | 3.6 | |
| Exposure to Radio/Television | Never | 249 | 46.5 |
| Rarely | 158 | 29.5 | |
| Sometimes (2–3 days/week) | 56 | 10.5 | |
| Almost every day | 72 | 13.5 | |
| Decision maker to do something (on all issues) | Me (herself) | 234 | 43.7 |
| Husband/boyfriend | 37 | 6.9 | |
| Joint | 103 | 19.3 | |
| Other family members (caregivers) | 161 | 30.1 |