Table 2 Characteristics of qualitative interview participants and their current wheelchairs, in Kenya and Philippines, based on questionnaire data
Kenya | Philippines | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
18-34 | 9 | 39.1 | 4 | 16.7 |
35-49 | 7 | 30.4 | 10 | 41.7 |
50+ | 7 | 30.4 | 10 | 41.7 |
Male gender | 12 | 52.2 | 12 | 50 |
Highest education attained | ||||
Primary | 7 | 30.4 | 7 | 29.2 |
Secondary, Post-Sec, Vocational | 9 | 39.1 | 8 | 33.3 |
College or University | 7 | 30.4 | 9 | 37.5 |
Marital status | ||||
Married or cohabiting | 8 | 36.4 | 12 | 50 |
Never married or cohabiting | 11 | 50.0 | 9 | 37.5 |
Divorced, separated, or widowed | 3 | 13.6 | 3 | 12.5 |
Employment status | ||||
Unemployed | 6 | 26.1 | 8 | 33.3 |
Trading or selling | 1 | 4.3 | 6 | 25.0 |
Student | 4 | 17.4 | 1 | 4.2 |
Craftsman | 3 | 13.0 | 3 | 12.5 |
Other | 9 | 39.1 | 6 | 25 |
Condition that led to wheelchair use | ||||
Spinal cord injury | 11 | 47.8 | 5 | 20.8 |
Polio/postpolio | 5 | 21.7 | 9 | 37.5 |
Congenital | 4 | 17.4 | 2 | 8.3 |
Other | 3 | 13 | 8 | 33.3 |
Source of current wheelchair | ||||
Mission hospital | 2 | 8.7 | ||
Government | 1 | 4.3 | 11 | 45.8 |
Charitable organization | 11 | 47.8 | 5 | 20.8 |
Pharmacy or medical supply store | 1 | 4.3 | 2 | 8.3 |
Friend or family | 4 | 17.4 | 2 | 8.3 |
Other | 4 | 26.1 | 4 | 16.7 |
Current wheelchair was free | 21 | 91.3 | 17 | 70.8 |
Type of wheelchair | ||||
Basic indoor chair | 13 | 56.5 | 22 | 91.7 |
Rough terrain chair | 10 | 43.4 | 2 | 8.3 |
Level of wheelchair use | ||||
Not daily | 1 | 4.3 | 8 | 33.3 |
1-7 h daily | 4 | 17.4 | 6 | 25 |
8+ hours daily | 18 | 78.3 | 10 | 41.7 |
Totalb | 23 | 100 | 24 | 100 |