Table 2.
Access to the community for people with disability and controls in Bangladesh and Fiji
| Services | Bangladesh | Fiji | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases n (%) | Control n (%) | P* | Cases n (%) | Control n (%) | P* | ||
| Work | Yes | 72 (37.5) | 93 (47.7) | 67 (66.3) | 87 (87.9) | ||
| No | 29 (15.1) | 4 (2.1) | <0.001 | 20 (19.8) | 9 (9.1) | 0.001 | |
| Not needed | 91 (47.4) | 98 (50.3) | 14 (13.9) | 3 (3.0) | |||
| Education | Yes | 4 (2.1) | 12 (6.2) | 31 (30.7) | 60 (61.2) | ||
| No | 41 (21.4) | 27 (13.8) | 0.035 | 28 (28.3) | 12 (12.2) | 0.004 | |
| Not needed | 147 (76.6) | 156 (80.0) | 45 (44.6) | 26 (26.5) | |||
| Health services | Yes | 132 (68.8) | 129 (66.2) | 83 (82.2) | 80 (81.6) | ||
| No | 28 (14.6) | 5 (2.6) | <0.001 | 15 (14.9) | 5 (5.1) | <0.001 | |
| Not needed | 32 (16.7) | 61 (31.3) | 3 (3.0) | 13 (13.3) | |||
| Participate in community consultations | Yes | 93 (48.4) | 119 (61.0) | 52 (51.5) | 82 (82.8) | ||
| No | 38 (19.8) | 9 (4.6) | <0.001 | 35 (34.7) | 8 (8.1) | <0.001 | |
| Not needed | 67 (34.4) | 61 (31.8) | 14 (13.9) | 9 (9.1) | |||
| Assistive devices | Yes | 23 (12.0) | 13 (6.7) | 35 (35.0) | 19 (19.2) | ||
| No | 70 (36.5) | 12 (6.2) | <0.001 | 33 (33.0) | 7 (7.1) | <0.001 | |
| Not needed | 99 (51.6) | 170 (87.2) | 32 (32.0) | 73 (73.7) | |||
| Rehabilitation | Yes | 13 (6.8) | 5 (2.6) | 46 (45.5) | 14 (14.1) | ||
| No | 48 (25.0) | 9 (4.6) | <0.001 | 27 (26.7) | 11(11.1) | <0.001 | |
| Not needed | 131 (68.2) | 181 (92.8) | 28 (27.7) | 74 (74.7) | |||
| Safe/drinking water | Yes | 192 (100) | 193 (99.0) | 97 (96.0) | 97 (98.0) | 0.421 | |
| No | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.0) | 0.159 | 4 (4.0) | 2 (2.0) | ||
| Toilet facilities | Yes | 179 (93.2) | 189 (96.9) | 93 (92.1) | 96 (97.0) | 0.129 | |
| No | 14 (6.8) | 6 (3.1) | 0.093 | 8 (7.9) | 3 (3.0) | ||
| Disaster management | Yes | 10 (5.2) | 7 (3.6) | 36 (36.4) | 64 (64.6) | ||
| No | 36 (18.8) | 13 (6.7) | 0.001 | 45 (45.5) | 15 (15.2) | <0.001 | |
| Not needed | 146 (76.0) | 175 (89.7) | 18 (18.2) | 20 (20.2) | |||
| Legal assistance | Yes | 14 (7.3) | 13 (6.7) | 34 (34.3) | 35 (35.4) | ||
| No | 2 (1.0) | 4 (2.1) | 0.708 | 18 (18.2) | 8 (8.1) | 0.098 | |
| Not needed | 176 (91.7) | 178 (91.3) | 47 (47.5) | 56 (56.6) | |||
| Social activities | Yes | 135 (70.3) | 161 (82.6) | 64 (64.0) | 91 (91.9) | <0.001 | |
| No | 19 (9.9) | 5 (2.6) | 0.003 | 20 (20.0) | 3 (3.0) | ||
| Not needed | 38 (19.8) | 29 (14.9) | 16 (16.0) | 5 (5.1) | |||
| Religious activities | Yes | 176 (91.7) | 187 (95.9) | 81 (80.2) | 95 (96.0) | ||
| No | 14 (7.3) | 3 (1.5) | 0.013 | 14 (13.9) | 2 (2.0) | 0.002 | |
| Not needed | 2 (1.0) | 5 (2.6) | 6 (5.9) | 2 (2.0) | |||
| Government social welfare | Yes | 17 (8.9) | 10 (5.1) | 56 (56.4) | 25 (25.3) | ||
| No | 46 (24.0) | 14 (7.2) | <0.001 | 29 (28.7) | 10 (10.1) | <0.001 | |
| Not needed | 76 (39.6) | 121 (62.1) | 14 (3.9) | 64 (64.6) | |||
| Do not know | 53 (27.6) | 50 (25.6) | 2 (2.0) | 0 | |||
| Disabled persons organisations | Yes | 8 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (30.3) | 8 (8.3) | ||
| No | 36 (18.8) | 5 (2.6) | <0.001 | 35 (35.4) | 12 (12.5) | <0.001 | |
| Not Needed | 75 (39.1) | 119 (61.0) | 6 (6.1) | 44 (45.8) | |||
| Do not know | 73 (38.0) | 71 (36.4) | 28 (28.3) | 32 (33.3) | |||
*P-values are from generalised estimating equations modelling (logistic regression), comparing people with disability and their matched controls.