Table 2.
Prevalence of disability and comorbidity across their types among people with functional difficulty in Bangladesh
| Type of disability among people with functional difficulty (n = 3,398) | Percentage (95% CI) |
Type of comorbidity among people with functional difficulty (n = 6,219) | Percentage (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autism or autism spectrum disorder | 0.67 (0.43–1.06) | Single morbidity | 36.97 (35.89–38.07) |
| Physical impairment | 45.74 (43.87–47.62) | -Hypertension | 41.51 (39.20-43.86) |
| Mental illness | 9.45 (8.46–10.54) | -Diabetes | 9.30 (8.13–10.61) |
| Visual impairment | 16.23 (14.97–17.58) | -Asthma | 10.50 (9.37–11.76) |
| Speech impairment | 2.35 (1.88–2.94) | -Epilepsy | 1.55 (1.18–2.02) |
| Intellectual disability | 3.89 (3.27–4.62) | -Heart problem | 10.66 (9.52–11.92) |
| Hearing impairment | 8.26 (7.28–9.37) | -Physical/movement problem | 19.16 (17.38–21.07) |
| Hearing-visual impairment | 0.57 (0.36–0.86) | -Others | 7.32 (6.31–8.49) |
| Cerebral palsy | 0.78 (0.52–1.16) | Multi-morbidities | 29.40 (28.00-30.84) |
| Down syndrome | 0.58 (0.38–0.91) | No morbidity | 33.63 (32.33–34.95) |
| Multidimensional disability | 10.4 (9.32–11.58) | ||
| Others | 1.08 (0.77–1.52) |