Table 2.
Demographic and disability-related characteristics of the participants (n = 97).
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) mean = 38.4, SD = 13.2, Min-Max = 18-73 | |
| Sex | |
| Female | 20 (20.6) |
| Male | 77 (79.4) |
| Province | |
| Province No. 1 | 21 (21.6) |
| Madhesh | 11 (11.3) |
| Bagmati | 42 (43.3) |
| Gandaki | 4 (4.1) |
| Lumbini | 12 (12.4) |
| Karnali | 1 (1.0) |
| Sudurpashchim | 6 (6.2) |
| Terrain | |
| Plain lands | 41 (42.3) |
| Hilly | 56 (57.7) |
| Nature of disability | |
| ABI | 15 (15.5) |
| SCI | 82 (84.5) |
| Type of SCI (n = 82) | |
| Tetraplegia | 18 (22.0) |
| Paraplegia | 64 (78.0) |
| Marital status before injury | |
| Single | 15 (15.4) |
| Married | 80 (82.5) |
| Divorced | 1 (1.0) |
| Widower | 1 (1.0) |
| Marital status after injury | |
| Single | 15 (15.5) |
| Married | 76 (78.4) |
| Separated | 2 (2.1) |
| Divorced | 3 (3.1) |
| Widower | 1 (1.0) |
| Employment status before injury | |
| Unemployed | 10 (10.3) |
| Employed | 84 (86.6) |
| Retired | 3 (3.1) |
| Employment status after injury | |
| Unemployed | 80 (82.5) |
| Employed | 13 (13.4) |
| Retired | 4 (4.1) |
| Treated in other hospitals after discharge | |
| Yes | 37 (38.1) |
| No | 60 (61.9) |
| Ability to leave the house after injury | |
| No, confined to home | 17 (17.5) |
| With assistance | 38 (39.2) |
| Without assistance | 42 (43.3) |