TABLE 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 155).
| Variable | Categories | Frequency n (%) |
| Age | <25 years | 83 (53.5%) |
| 25–30 years | 46 (29.7%) | |
| >30 years | 26 (16.8%) | |
| Gender | Male | 81 (52.3%) |
| Female | 74 (47.7%) | |
| Residence | Urban | 134 (86.5%) |
| Rural | 21 (13.5%) | |
| Marital status | Single | 110 (71%) |
| Married | 39 (25.2%) | |
| Divorced | 6 (3.9%) | |
| Education | Secondary school | 72 (46.5%) |
| Diploma | 37 (23.9%) | |
| Bachelor | 44 (28.4%) | |
| Master | 2 (1.3%) | |
| Job | Student | 89 (57.4%) |
| Unemployed | 28 (18.1%) | |
| Employed | 38 (24.5%) | |
| Type of disability | Physical | 124 (80.0%) |
| Hearing | 16 (10.3%) | |
| Visual | 15 (9.7%) | |
| Degree of disability | Mild | 97 (62.6%) |
| Moderate | 41 (26.5%) | |
| Severe | 17 (11.0%) | |
| Cause of disability | Congenital | 96 (61.9%) |
| Disease | 24 (15.5%) | |
| Trauma | 35 (22.6%) | |
| Period of disability | Since Birth | 95 (61.3%) |
| <1 years | 14 (9.0%) | |
| 1–5 years | 30 (19.4%) | |
| >5 years | 16 (10.3%) |