Table 3 Diagnosis of moderate/severe physical impairment
From: Childhood disability in Malawi: a population based assessment using the key informant method
DIAGNOSIS | N | % a |
|---|---|---|
Polydactyly | 13 | 1% |
Syndactyly | 10 | 1% |
Other upper limb deformity | 26 | 2% |
Club foot | 52 | 4% |
Other lower limb deformity | 58 | 5% |
Upper and Lower Limb deformity | 9 | 1% |
Spine deformity | 21 | 2% |
Cleft lip or cleft palate | 9 | 1% |
Other congenital deformity | 21 | 2% |
Cause not given | 5 | 0.4% |
TOTAL Congenital | 224 | 18% |
Burn contracture | 45 | 4% |
Fracture malunion | 15 | 1% |
Head injury | 1 | 0.1% |
Recurrent/chronic dislocation | 5 | 0.4% |
Post traumatic joint stiffness | 28 | 2% |
Tendon/Muscle problem | 4 | 0.4% |
Peripheral nerve problem | 15 | 1% |
Amputation | 16 | 1% |
Cause not given | 20 | 2% |
TOTAL Trauma | 149 | 12% |
Epilepsy | 56 | 4% |
Developmental delay | 59 | 5% |
Cerebral Palsy | 282 | 23% |
Para/quadra/tetri/hemi-plegia | 138 | 11% |
Peripheral nerve palsy | 25 | 2% |
Other neurological | 137 | 11% |
Cause not given | 2 | 0.2% |
TOTAL Neurological | 698 | 55% |
Joint infection | 5 | 0.4% |
Bone infection | 19 | 1.5% |
Skin wound/infection | 4 | 0.3% |
TB spine/spine infection | 1 | 0.1% |
Degenerative joint infection | 4 | 0.3% |
Non infective non traumatic joint infection | 1 | 0.1% |
Bow legs | 26 | 2% |
Knock knees | 38 | 3% |
Other joint deformity | 9 | 1% |
Bone tumour | 8 | 1% |
Soft tissue tumour | 13 | 1% |
Skin tumour | 5 | 0.4% |
Spinal deformity – kyphosis | 10 | 1% |
Limb pain limiting function | 8 | 1% |
Other | 39 | 3% |
Cause not given | 1 | 0.1% |
TOTAL Acquired non-traumatic | 194 | 15% |