Epidemiology of disability among handicap certificate seekers of a tertiary care hospital

Dr Neelam D Sukhsohale; Dr Meena Kakeri

Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2019

Epidemiology of disability among handicap certificate seekers of a tertiary care hospital

Dr Neelam D Sukhsohale, Dr Meena Kakeri

Abstract :

The present study explores the epidemiology of disability among handicap certificate seekers of a tertiary care hospital. This Hospital based record study was carried out in 500 patients for 6 months from 1st September 2013 to Feuary 2014. All handicap certificate seekers were subjected to sociodemographic profile and clinical details of disabilities. Our study revealed that disability is a major problem in young people with prevalence of 45.2 & having predominance among males (72.2%) and low literacy level (55.4%). Heå & visual disabled people had disability in the range of 90–100% as compared to physical & mental disability. We concluded that socio–demographic characteristics like age, gender and educational status were important determinants of disabilities. Various types of disabilities were found to be common in young, male & patients with lower educational level. Heå & visual disabled people had disability in the range of 90–100% as compared to physical & mental disability.