Table 3 Characteristics of non-users and users of hearing aids and wheelchairs

Respondents with hearing impairment

N = 149

N = 136

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

30.4 ± 11.6

26.5 ± 13.3

0.010

Economic situation (1–4)

1.58 ± 0.71

2.00 ± 0.91

<0.001

Listening capacity (1–5)

1.89 ± 0.69

2.03 ± 0.68

0.078

Ambulatory capacity (1–5)

4.28 ± 1.06

4.28 ± 1.11

0.770

Duration of use (years)

-

5.7 ± 4.2

-

n (%)

n (%)

Sex (Man)

83 (55.7)

85 (62.5)

0.296

Place of living (Village)

126 (84.6)

88 (64.7)

<0.001

Respondents with ambulatory impairment

N = 149

N = 149

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

32.1 ± 12.4

31.8 ± 13.1

0.853

Economic situation (1–4)

1.52 ± 0.65

1.70 ± 0.78

0.057

Listening capacity (1–5)

4.62 ± 0.91

4.64 ± 0.96

0.596

Ambulatory capacity (1–5)

2.07 ± 0.76

2.00 ± 0.71

0.501

Duration of use (years)

-

4.5 ± 3.7

-

n (%)

n (%)

Sex (Man)

95 (63.8)

110 (73.8)

0.080

Place of living (Village)

119 (79.9)

106 (71.1)

0.106