From: Childhood disability in Malawi: a population based assessment using the key informant method
Impairment/health condition | Numbera | Prevalence per 1000 (95% CI)a | Prevalence per 1000 Rangeb | No. Per million total populationc |
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Physical impairment | 2247 | 6.6 (6.3–6.9) | 5.8–7.6 | 3520 |
Hearing impairment d | 1550 | 4.6 (4.4–5.8) | 4.0–5.3 | 2453 |
Visual impairment | 243 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.7–0.8 | 373 |
Intellectual impairment | 1452 | 4.3 (3.8–4.2) | 3.7–4.8 | 2133 |
Epilepsy | 1258 | 3.7 (3.5–3.9) | 3.3–4.3 | 1973 |
Multiple impairments | 806 | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | 2.1–2.7 | 1280 |
Any impairment/epilepsy | 5844 | 17.3 (16.9–17.7) | 15.0–19.6 | 9066 |