Prevalence of Impairment, Disability and Handicap among Personnel Attending Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Basona Akter Shanta; Md. Saddam Hossain; Rukaiya Islam Ela

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.23335

Prevalence of Impairment, Disability and Handicap among Personnel Attending Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Author(s)	Basona Akter Shanta, Md. Saddam Hossain, Rukaiya Islam Ela
Country	Bangladesh
Abstract	Purpose: To assess the Prevalence of impairment, disability and handicap among personnel attending Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Objective: To determine the Prevalence of impairment, disability and handicap among personnel attending Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Methodology: The study design was cross-sectional descriptive type of observational study. Total 322 samples were selected conveniently for the study from Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, Physiotherapy unit, at Mymensingh, Bangladesh Agricultural University Center. Data was collected by using of questionnaire and prevalence of impairment, disability and handicap was assessed by the disability measurement scale and some health related questionnaire of impairment and handicap. The study was conducted by using quantitative descriptive analysis through using SPSS software 26.0 version. Results: This study results revealed that among the participants 77.6% subjects were man and 22.3% were women. That means the major portion of Spinal cord injury victims in South-east Asia is man. In this study there was 30% impairment, 32.2% had disability and 31.2% was handicapped. The maximum number of participants felt ‘physical health interferes in the normal work’, ‘limitations in bathing or dressing independently’, ‘accomplish less work than the participants want’, as well as decline in energy and feeling tired most of the time. Conclusion: Spinal cord injury is a disastrous condition which causes individual’s life declining. It is necessary to take steps to improve the physical and emotional status of persons with spinal cord injury.
Keywords	Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injury
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On	2024-06-30
Cite This	Prevalence of Impairment, Disability and Handicap among Personnel Attending Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh - Basona Akter Shanta, Md. Saddam Hossain, Rukaiya Islam Ela - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.23335
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.23335
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gt3njv

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