ABSTRACT

This work studies the characteristics of disabled persons as observed in Abia State. The ultimate objective of the work is to provide reliable statistical information that could be used by health agencies, government and international organizations in planning programmes, policies and carrying out projects aimed at reducing disability. Simple statistical measures like percentages, rates and cross tabulation were used to discuss the characteristics of the population and disabled persons, levels and differentials of disability respectively. Life tables was employed in investigating the dependence of disability on age and sex. However, the results showed that disability increases with age, and in general, reduces economic and social activities, slows down the pace of development, and affects the health status of Abia State population.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE

TITLE PAGE

CERTIFOATION

DEDICATION ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iv

ABSTRACT vi

LIST OF TABLES vii

LIST OF GRAPHS viii

CHAPTER TWO

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 5

1.3 RATIONALE FOR STUDY 6

1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES .................7

1.5 SCOPEOFSTUDY 7

1.6 METHODOLOGY 7

1.7 LITERATURE REVIEW 9

1.8 CHAPTER OUTLINES 10

1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS 11

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SURVEYED

POPULATION AND DISABLED PERSONS

2.1 CHARACTERISTICS OF SUVEYED POPULATION... 13

2.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF DISABLED PERSONS......18

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 LEVELS AND DIFFERENTIALS OF DISABILIIY

3.1 LEVELS OF DISABILITY 24

3.2 DIFFERENTIALS OF DISABILITY 25

3.3 LIFE TABLE 36

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 SUMMARY 40

4.2 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 41

REFERENCES

APPENDICES