TABLE 3.
Demographics of study sample.
| Characteristics | Frequency / Descriptive n = 191 |
|---|---|
| Percentage (number) of total samples by country | |
| Peru | 51.3% (98.00) |
| Uganda | 35.1% (67.00) |
| Vietnam | 13.6% (26.00) |
| Home setting | |
| Large metropolitan area | 44.5% (85.00) |
| Rural | 17.3% (33.00) |
| Village or small town | 38.2% (73.00) |
| Gender | |
| Men | 41.4% (79.00) |
| Women | 58.6% (112.00) |
| Age | |
| Mean ± (SD) | 38.81 ± (27.31) |
| Range | 3.0–98.0 |
| Percentage (number) diagnosis | |
| Stroke | 6.3% (12.00) |
| Cerebral palsy | 16.8% (32.00) |
| Spinal cord injury | 2.6% (6.00) |
| Polio | 13.1% (25.00) |
| Trauma/fracture | 11.1% (21.00) |
| Amputee | 5.2% (10.00) |
| Arthritis | 5.8% (11.00) |
| Other childhood (e.g. club foot, hydrocephalus) | 8.9% (17.00) |
| Other general (e.g. Parkinson’s, muscular dystrophy) | 30.2% (58.00) |
| Model of wheelchair received by country and overall | |
| Three countries combined n = 188 | GEN_1 51.6% (97.00) |
| GEN_2 48.4% (91.00) | |
| Peru n = 98 | GEN_1 74.5% (73.00) |
| GEN_2 25.5% (25.00) | |
| Uganda n = 64 | GEN_1 29.7% (19.00) |
| GEN_2 70.3% (45.00) | |
| Vietnam n = 26 | GEN_1 19.2% (5.00) |
| GEN_2 8.8% (21.00) | |
Source: Author’s own work