Table 3.
Level of difficulty to access health care, AT services and Type of AT devices. (N = 254).
| Variables |
2019 |
2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Difficulties to access health care | N (%) | N (%) |
| Very difficult | 97 (38.2) | 89 (35) |
| Somewhat difficult | 85 (33.5) | 121 (47.6) |
| I never go to health services | 43 (16.9) | 6 (2.4) |
| No difficulty | 29 (11.4) | 38 (15) |
| Health workers' behaviour towards PWDs | ||
| Very Nice | 23 (9.1) | 33 (13) |
| Nice | 129 (50.8) | 155 (61) |
| Fair | 102 (40.2) | 57 (22.4) |
| Difficulties to access AT services (2021) | ||
| Disruption in the manufacture of assistive devices | 52 (92.9) | |
| Problems in repair and maintenance | 28 (50) | |
| Lack of proper infrastructure | 41 (73.2) | |
| Problems in procurement (new users) | 26 (46.4) | |
| Types of Assistive Devices used | ||
| Hearing Device | 19 (7.5) | 2 (2.2) |
| Glasses/magnifying glass etc | 13 (5.1) | 5 (5.6) |
| Crutches | 20 (7.9) | 26 (29.2) |
| Wheelchair | 12 (4.7) | 16 (18) |
| White cane | 22 (8.7) | 12 (13.5) |
| Artificial limb/hand | 14 (5.5) | 5 (5.6) |
| Locally Produced Sticka | – | 23 (25.8) |
| Sitting Toileta | – | 3 (3.4) |
| Prosthesis Sticka | – | 2 (2.2) |
| Any othera | 169 (66.5) | 0 |
a
No data was collected for locally produced stick, sitting toilet and prothesis stick in 2019 – where found these were reported under ‘Any other’.