Variables

Disability Type

Statistics

Low n (%)

High n (%)

Total N (%)

χ²

Df

P

Age(years)

<20

2 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (0.7)

12.785

3

0.005

20 - 29

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

30 - 39

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

40 - 49

47 (24.5)

12 (11.1)

59 (19.7)

50 - 59

71 (37.0)

36 (33.3)

107 (35.7)

≥60

72 (37.5)

60 (55.6)

132 (44.0)

Gender

Male

88 (45.8)

52 (48.1)

140 (46.7)

0.149

1

0.700

Female

104 (54.2)

56 (51.9)

160 (53.3)

Residential

Urban

130 (67.7)

69 (63.9)

199 (66.3)

2.223

2

0.329

Semi-urban

50 (26.0)

27 (25.0)

77 (25.7)

Rural

12 (6.3)

12 (11.1)

24 (8.0)

Living status

Alone

9 (4.7)

9 (8.3)

18 (6.0)

9.171

3

0.027

Parents/relative

68 (35.4)

51 (47.2)

119 (39.7)

Spouse

115 (59.9)

47 (43.5)

160 (54.0)

Others

0 (0.0)

1 (0.9)

1 (0.3)

Education

No formal

34 (17.7)

23 (21.3)

57 (19.0)

18.994

3

<0.001

Primary

12 (6.3)

8 (7.4)

20 (6.7)

Secondary

66 (34.4)

58 (53.7)

124 (41.3)

Tertiary

80 (41.7)

19 (17.6)

99 (33.3)

Marital status

Never married

5 (2.6)

1 (0.9)

6 (2.0)

13.077

3

0.004

Married

150 (78.1)

67 (62.0)

217 (72.3)

Previously married

5 (2.6)

9 (8.3)

14 (4.7)

Widowed

32 (16.7)

31 (28.7)

63 (21.0)

Occupation

Professionals

50 (26.0)

6 (5.6)

56 (18.7)

23.487

2

<0.001

Non-professionals

73 (38.0)

39 (36.1)

112 (37.3)

Unemployed

69 (35.9)

63 (58.3)

132 (44.0)

Stable Income

No income

47 (24.5)

50 (46.3)

97 (32.3)

18.472

3

<0.001

N < 20,000.00

52 (27.1)

27 (25.0)

79 (26.3)

N 20,000 - 49,000.00

59 (30.7)

24 (22.2)

83 (27.7)

≥50,000.00

34 (17.7)

7 (6.5)

41 (13.7)

Duration of illness (years)

<5

44 (22.9)

4 (3.7)

48 (16.0)

22.709

2

<0.001

5 - 9

79 (41.1)

43 (39.8)

122 (40.7)

≥10

69 (35.9)

61 (56.5)

130 (43.3)

Treatment adherence

Yes

169 (88.0)

70 (64.8)

239 (79.7)

22.978

1

<0.001

No

23 (12.0)

38 (35.2)

61 (20.3)