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Table 2 Prevalence estimates of impairments/health conditions in children in the study area

From: Childhood disability in rural Niger: a population-based assessment using the Key Informant Method

Impairment/health condition

Number

Prevalence per 1000 (95% CI)a

Prevalence per 1000 rangeb

Disability (any impairment/health condition)

597

11.4 (10.6- 12.2)

11.2 – 11.7

Physical impairment

253

4.9 (4.4—5.4)

4.7 – 5,0

Hearing impairment

133

4.7 (4.2—5.2)

4.6—4.8

Visual impairment

45

1.2 (0.9—1.5)

1.2—1.2

Intellectual impairment

338

6.5 (5.9—7.1)

6.3—6.6

PTSD/Emotional distress

31

0.6 (0.4—0.8)

0.6—0.6

Epilepsy

100

1.9 (1.6 – 2.2)

1.9 – 2,0

Albinism

7

0.1 (0.0—0.2)

0.1—0.1

Multiple

236

4.5 (4.0 – 5.0)

4.4—4.6

  1. aBased on assumption that prevalence of disability and impairments/health conditions was the same in children in the pilot village and in non-responders (overall and for specific screens)
  2. bBased on sensitivity analysis assuming the prevalence in the non-responders, pilot village was ± 10% of prevalence in children followed-up