Table 5 Grouping by type of impairment, according to the survey
From: A comparative analysis of disability measures in Cameroonian surveys
Survey | Motor disability | Sensorial disability | Mental disability | Other disability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3RGPH | Crippled upper limbs, crippled lower limbs | Deaf, dumb, blinded | Mental illness, | Albino, leprosy |
ECAM3 | Crippled, paralytic | Blind, visually impaired, stutter, mute, deaf, hearing impaired, deaf-mute, etc. | Insane, alienated, crazy, etc. | Other, or missing value for disability type even though reported as disabled |
DHS-MICS | Lack of a body part or “extremity”, deformation of an upper or lower limb, unable or has some difficulties walking or using arm | Blind, visually impaired, dumb or hearing impaired, mute or serious speaking impairments | Behavioural disorders | NA |
HandiVIH | Difficulty walking or climbing stairs Difficulty with self-care | Difficulty seeing even if wearing glasses, Difficulty hearing even if using hearing aid/s or deaf | Difficulty remembering or concentrating Difficulty learning a new task, Difficulty analysing and finding solutions to problems | Difficulty communicating |