Table 2 Baseline characteristics of treatment and control comparing those with complete exposure and those lost to follow up
| Â | Lost to follow up | Followed up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CBR | Control | P value | CBR | Control | P value | |
n (%) | n (%) | Â | n (%) | n (%) | Â | |
Socioeconomic characteristics | ||||||
 Gender | ||||||
  Male | 308 (60.04) | 160 (62.5) | p < 0.4332 | 746 (63.01) | 541 (61.76) | p < 0.3349 |
  Female | 205 (39.96) | 96 (37.5) |  | 438 (36.99) | 335 (38.24) |  |
 Age (mean, SD) | 16.13 (17.83) | 35.60 (23.79) | p < 0.0001 | 15.01 (13.79) | 29.69 (20.69) | p < 0.0001 |
 Disability cause | ||||||
  Birth | 307 (59.84) | 66 (25.78) | p < 0.0001 | 702 (59.29) | 272 (31.05) | p < 0.0001 |
  Accident | 48 (9.36) | 33 (12.89) |  | 171 (14.44) | 131 (14.95) |  |
  Disease | 107 (20.86) | 61 (23.83) |  | 214 (18.07) | 235 (26.83) |  |
  Conflict related | 17 (3.31) | 22 (8.59) |  | 66 (5.57) | 95 (10.84) |  |
  Other cause | 34 (6.63) | 74 (28.91) |  | 31 (2.62) | 143 (16.32) |  |
 Disability type | ||||||
  Physical/Locomotor | 371 (73.9) | 108 (57.14) | p < 0.0001 | 824 (69.59) | 459 (59.69) | p < 0.0001 |
  Sensory | 46 (9.16) | 42 (22.22) |  | 161 (13.6) | 136 (17.69) |  |
  Intellectual | 45 (8.96) | 10 (5.29) |  | 114 (9.63) | 60 (7.8) |  |
  Mental Illness & Epilepsy | 2 (0.4) | 8 (4.23) |  | 5 (0.42) | 37 (4.81) |  |
  Multiple Disabilities | 38 (7.57) | 21 (11.11) |  | 80 (6.76) | 77 (10.01) |  |
 Ethnicity | ||||||
  Pashtun | 143 (27.98) | 67 (34.54) | p < 0.004 | 433 (36.57) | 331 (38.27) | p < 0.1 |
  Tajik | 227 (44.42) | 108 (55.67) |  | 472 (39.86) | 306 (35.38) |  |
  Minority Ethnic | 141 (27.59) | 19 (9.79) |  | 279 (23.56) | 228 (26.36) |  |
 Assets index | ||||||
  poorest | 81 (16.2) | 67 (34.54) | p < 0.0001 | 142 (12) | 274 (33.5) | p < 0.0001 |
  20–80% | 333 (66.6) | 108 (55.67) |  | 761 (64.33) | 424 (51.83) |  |
  Highest | 86 (17.2) | 19 (9.79) |  | 280 (23.67) | 120 (14.67) |  |
 Swedish Committee regional office | ||||||
  Eastern region | 56 (10.92) | 76 (29.69) | p < 0.0001 | 215 (18.16) | 174 (19.86) | p < 0.0001 |
  Northern region | 148 (28.85) | 94 (36.72) |  | 441 (37.25) | 244 (27.85) |  |
  South eastern region | 80 (15.59) | 35 (13.67) |  | 294 (24.83) | 186 (21.23) |  |
  North eastern region | 229 (44.64) | 51 (19.92) |  | 234 (19.76) | 272 (31.05) |  |
 Age of onset of disability (mean, SD) | 9.92 (17.55) | 21.87 (24.40) | p < 0.0001 | 7.53 (12.74) | 15.74 (18.75) | p < 0.0001 |
 Some education (ref: illiterate) | 49 (9.8) | 35 (18.52) | p < 0.002 | 200 (16.91) | 142 (18.42) | p < 0.390 |
 Employment status (ref. not working) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | p < 0.002 | 173 (40.14) | 145 (27.62) | p < 0.0001 |
 Household income (mean, SD) | 6211 (179) | 6411 (478) | p = 0.696 | 7987 (808) | 6479 (267) | p = 0.077 |
Village characteristics | ||||||
 Distance to road (kms) (mean, SD) | 1.13 (2.49) | 2.01 (4.47) | p = 0.0036 | 1.16 (2.18) | 2.71 (10.69) | p < 0.0001 |
 Road usable by motorized vehicle (ref.: not usable) | 496 (96.69) | 236 (92.19) | p = 0.006 | 1144 (96.62) | 794 (90.64) | p < 0.0001 |
 Electricity (ref: no electricity) | 456 (88.89) | 206 (80.47) | p = 0.001 | 1059 (89.44) | 662 (75.57) | p < 0.0001 |
 School in the village (ref: no school) | 413 (80.51) | 204 (79.69) | p = 0.788 | 943 (79.65) | 628 (71.69) | p < 0.0001 |
 Time to reach school (minutes) (mean, SD) | 17.29 (11.72) | 17.74 (10.09) | p = 0.5784 | 16.941 (9.71) | 19.76 (13.07) | p < 0.0001 |
 Healthcare facility in the village (ref: no healthcare facility) | 207 (40.35) | 131 (51.17) | p = 0.004 | 610 (51.52) | 365 (41.67) | p < 0.0001 |
 Time to reach healthcare facility (minutes) (mean, SD) | 25.66 (20.59) | 29.28 (22.48) | p = 0.0311 | 24.001 (17.51) | 30.67 (17.51) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a self-help group (ref: none) | 108 (21.05) | 55 (21.48) | p = 0.890 | 270 (22.8) | 175 (19.98) | p = 0.123 |
 Presence of an International NGO (ref: none) | 91 (17.74) | 28 (10.94) | p = 0.014 | 303 (25.59) | 129 (14.73) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a religious group (ref: none) | 66 (12.87) | 34 (13.28) | p = 0.872 | 208 (17.57) | 147 (16.78) | p = 0.640 |
 Presence of a political party (ref: none) | 66 (12.87) | 77 (30.08) | p < 0.0001 | 193 (16.3) | 176 (20.09) | p = 0.027 |
 Presence of a village Shurah (ref.: none) | 410 (79.92) | 212 (82.81) | p = 0.337 | 967 (81.67) | 720 (82.19) | p = 0.762 |
 Presence of an education Shurah (ref.: none) | 228 (44.44) | 137 (53.52) | p = 0.018 | 646 (54.56) | 416 (47.49) | p = 0.001 |
 Presence of a health Shurah (ref.: none) | 125 (24.37) | 68 (26.56) | p = 0.508 | 368 (31.08) | 214 (24.43) | p = 0.001 |
 Presence of a Community development Council (ref.: none) | 400 (77.97) | 174 (67.97) | p = 0,003 | 898 (75.84) | 684 (78.08) | p = 0.234 |
Presence of a business cooperative (ref.: none) | 92 (17.93) | 6 (2.34) | p < 0.0001 | 216 (18.24) | 42 (4.79) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a District Development Assembly (ref.: none) | 90 (17.54) | 83 (32.42) | p < 0.0001 | 227 (19.17) | 201 (22.95) | p = 0.037 |
 Presence of a CBR committee (ref.: none) | 229 (44.64) | 12 (4.69) | p < 0.0001 | 670 (56.59) | 54 (6.16) | p < 0.0001 |
 Village affected by a natural disaster in last 3 years (ref: not affected) | 287 (55.95) | 141 (55.08) | p < 0.0001 | 580 (48.99) | 570 (65.07) | p < 0.0001 |
 Village affected by an attack in last 3 years (ref: not affected) | 162 (31.58) | 46 (17.97) | p < 0.0001 | 356 (30.07) | 174 (19.86) | p < 0.0001 |
 Village affected by another crisis/disaster in last 3 years (ref: not affected) | 380 (74.07) | 228 (89.06) | p < 0.0001 | 933 (78.8) | 731 (83.45) | p < 0.008 |