Table 2. Prevalence of different domains of functional difficulty.
| Nepal | Guatemala | India | Cameroon$ | Maldives | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing* | ||||||
| ”A lot or more” | n | 53 | 120 | 86 | 33 | 36 |
| % (95% CI) | 1.3% (1.0–1.7) | 1.6% (1.3–1.9) | 3.7% (3.0–4.5) | 2.0% (1.5–2.9) | 1.0% (0.7–1.3) | |
| Visual* | ||||||
| ”A lot or more” | n | 27 | 240 | 85 | 48 | 86 |
| % (95% CI) | 0.7% (0.5–1.0) | 3.2% (2.8–3.6) | 3.6% (2.9–4.5%) | 3.0% (2.3–3.9) | 2.3% (1.9–2.9%) | |
| Mobility* | ||||||
| ”A lot or more” | n | 83 | 214 | 111 | 88 | 166 |
| % (95% CI) | 2.0% (1.6–2.5) | 2.8% (2.5–3.2) | 4.7% (3.9–5.7) | 5.5% (4.5–6.7) | 4.5% (3.9–5.2) | |
| Anxiety | ||||||
| Severe | n | 47 | 466 | 181 | 94 | 304 |
| % (95% CI) | 1.2% (0.9–1.6) | 6.1% (5.6–6.7) | 7.8% (6.7–8.9) | 5.9% (4.8–7.1) | 8.2% (7.4–9.1) | |
| Moderate | n | 175 | 1,610 | 457 | 410 | 208 |
| % (95% CI) | 4.4% (3.8–5.1) | 21.2% (20.2–22.1) | 19.6% (18.0–21.3) | 25.6% (23.5–27.8) | 5.6% (4.9–6.4) | |
| Mild/None | n | 3,760 | 5,525 | 1,694 | 1,097 | 3,188 |
| % (95% CI) | 94.4% (93.7–95.1) | 72.7% (71.7–73.7) | 72.6% (70.8–74.4) | 68.5% (66.2–70.8) | 86.2% (85.0–87.2) | |
| Depression | ||||||
| Severe | n | 35 | 236 | 141 | 75 | 244 |
| % (95% CI) | 0.9% (0.6–1.2) | 3.1% (2.7–3.5) | 6.1% (5.2–7.1) | 4.8% (3.9–6.0) | 6.6% (5.8–7.4) | |
| Moderate | n | 195 | 991 | 376 | 299 | 162 |
| % (95% CI) | 4.9% (4.3–5.6) | 13.0% (12.3–13.8) | 16.2% (14.7–17.7) | 19.3% (17.4–21.3) | 4.4% (3.8–5.1) | |
| Mild/None | n | 3,746 | 6,371 | 1,811 | 1,177 | 3,294 |
| % (95% CI) | 94.2% (93.4–94.9) | 83.9% (83.0–84.7) | 77.8% (76.1–79.4) | 75.9% (73.7–78.0) | 89.0% (88.0–90.0) | |
*Available correction or assistance (i.e. reported using hearing aids, glasses, or walking aids if the respondent has these aids).
$1 individual answered ‘don’t know’ for hearing, and 1 individual for mobility.