Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screening
Background: The robust and sound national statistics on disability is the cornerstone for empowering the disabled population to have a barrier-free and right-based society for this population. The disability rates in India have marked discrepancies across various surveys. Taking into account the lac...
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| description | Background: The robust and sound national statistics on disability is the cornerstone for empowering the disabled population to have a barrier-free and right-based society for this population. The disability rates in India have marked discrepancies across various surveys. Taking into account the lack of data on disability in Chandigarh in terms of the proportion of disabled not included or counted owing to nonavailability of disability certificate or just lack of awareness as well as lack of data on the degree of utilization of various disability benefits, the present survey was planned. Methodology: The present study aimed at screening all the households of Chandigarh for different forms of disability using a 12-item screening tool. The survey included 254, 436 households with 925,380 population. A total of 8577 persons were screened positive for disability. The prevalence rates for the whole population were extrapolated by further confirming disability in a random sample chosen from screen-positive cases. Results: The estimated prevalence for disability in Chandigarh ranged between 0.83 and 0.86 after generating the confidence intervals. Conclusion: The prevalence rate of disability in Chandigarh is less than the national census data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dff1f98f5beb42aea16f89d1c68ba4642022-12-22T00:39:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndustrial Psychiatry Journal0972-67480976-27952019-01-0128221822410.4103/ipj.ipj_59_20Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screeningBir Singh ChavanNitasha SharmaKaruna SinghBackground: The robust and sound national statistics on disability is the cornerstone for empowering the disabled population to have a barrier-free and right-based society for this population. The disability rates in India have marked discrepancies across various surveys. Taking into account the lack of data on disability in Chandigarh in terms of the proportion of disabled not included or counted owing to nonavailability of disability certificate or just lack of awareness as well as lack of data on the degree of utilization of various disability benefits, the present survey was planned. Methodology: The present study aimed at screening all the households of Chandigarh for different forms of disability using a 12-item screening tool. The survey included 254, 436 households with 925,380 population. A total of 8577 persons were screened positive for disability. The prevalence rates for the whole population were extrapolated by further confirming disability in a random sample chosen from screen-positive cases. Results: The estimated prevalence for disability in Chandigarh ranged between 0.83 and 0.86 after generating the confidence intervals. Conclusion: The prevalence rate of disability in Chandigarh is less than the national census data.http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2019;volume=28;issue=2;spage=218;epage=224;aulast=disabilityprevalencesurvey |
| spellingShingle | Bir Singh Chavan Nitasha Sharma Karuna Singh Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screening Industrial Psychiatry Journal disability prevalence survey |
| title | Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screening |
| title_full | Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screening |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screening |
| title_short | Prevalence of disability in Chandigarh: Findings of large household screening |
| title_sort | prevalence of disability in chandigarh findings of large household screening |
| topic | disability prevalence survey |
| url | http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2019;volume=28;issue=2;spage=218;epage=224;aulast= |
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