| Treatment | Control | P value |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Socioeconomic characteristics | |||
 Gender | |||
  Male | 1054 (62.11) | 701 (61.93) | p = 0.921 |
  Female | 643 (37.89) | 431 (38.07) |  |
 Age (mean, SD) | 15.34 (15.10) | 30.85 (21.46 | p < 0.0001 |
 Disability cause | |||
  Birth | 1009 (59.46) | 338 (29.86) | p < 0.0001 |
  Accident | 219 (12.91) | 164 (14.49) |  |
  Disease | 321 (18.92) | 296 (26.15) |  |
  Conflict related | 83 (4.89) | 117 (10.34) |  |
  Other cause | 65 (3.83) | 217 (19.17) |  |
 Disability type | |||
  Physical/Locomotor | 1195 (70.88) | 567 (59.19) | p < 0.0001 |
  Sensory | 207 (12.28) | 178 (18.58) |  |
  Intellectual | 159 (9.43) | 70 (7.31) |  |
  Mental Illness & epilepsy | 7 (0.42) | 45 (4.7) |  |
  Multiple Disabilities | 118 (7) | 98 (10.23) |  |
 Ethnicity | |||
  Pashtun | 576 (33.98) | 428 (38.32) | p = 0.003 |
  Tajik | 699 (41.24) | 390 (34.91) |  |
  Minority Ethnic | 420 (24.78) | 299 (26.77) |  |
 Assets index | |||
  poorest | 223 (13.25) | 341 (33.7) | p < 0.0001 |
  20–80% | 1094 (65) | 532 (52.57) |  |
  Highest | 366 (21.75) | 139 (13.74) |  |
 Swedish Committee regional office | |||
  Eastern region | 271 (15.97) | 250 (22.08) | p < 0.0001 |
  Northern region | 589 (34.71) | 338 (29.86) |  |
  South eastern region | 374 (22.04) | 221 (19.52) |  |
  North eastern region | 463 (27.28) | 323 (28.53) |  |
 Age of onset of disability (mean, SD) | 8.24 (14.38) | 16.94 (20.12) | p < 0.0001 |
 Education | |||
  Illiterate | 1434 (85.2) | 783 (81.56) | p = 0.114 |
  Some education | 249 (14.8) | 177 (18.44) |  |
 Employment status (18–65 years old) | |||
  Not working | 258 (258) | 380 (72.24) | p < 0.0001 |
  Working | 173 (40.14) | 146 (27.76) |  |
Village characteristics | |||
 Distance to road (kms) (mean, SD) | 1.15 (2.28) | 2.55 (9.64) | p < 0.0001 |
 Road usable by motorized vehicle (ref.: not usable | 1640 (96.64) | 1030 (90.99) | p < 0.0001 |
 Electricity (ref: no electricity) | 1515 (89.28) | 868 (76.68) | p < 0.0001 |
 School in the village (ref: no school) | 1356 (79.91) | 832 (73.5) | p < 0.0001 |
 Time to reach school (minutes) (mean, SD) | 17.04 (10.36) | 19.31 (12.48) | p < 0.0001 |
 Healthcare facility in the village (ref: no healthcare facility) | 817 (48.14) | 496 (43.82) | p = 0.024 |
 Time to reach healthcare facility (minutes) (mean, SD) | 24.511 (18.50) | 30.35 (24.36) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a self-help group (ref: none) | 378 (22.27) | 230 (20.32) | p = 0.215 |
 Presence of an International NGO (ref: none) | 394 (23.22) | 157 (13.87) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a religious group (ref: none) | 274 (16.15) | 181 (15.99) | p = 0.911 |
 Presence of a political party (ref: none) | 259 (15.26) | 253 (22.35) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a village Shurah (ref.: none) | 1377 (81.14) | 932 (82.33) | p = 0.424 |
 Presence of an education Shurah (ref.: none) | 874 (51.5) | 553 (48.85) | p = 0.167 |
 Presence of a health Shurah (ref.: none) | 493 (29.05) | 282 (24.91) | p = 0.016 |
 Presence of a Community development Council (ref.: none) | 1298 (76.49) | 858 (75.8) | p = 0.672 |
 Presence of a business cooperative (ref.: none) | 308 (18.15) | 48 (4.24) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a District Development Assembly (ref.: none) | 317 (18.68) | 284 (25.09) | p < 0.0001 |
 Presence of a CBR committee (ref.: none) | 899 (52.98) | 66 (5.83) | p < 0.0001 |
 Village affected by a natural disaster in last 3 years (ref: not affected) | 867 (51.09) | 711 (62.81) | p < 0.0001 |
 Village affected by an attack in last 3 years (ref: not affected) | 518 (30.52) | 220 (19.43) | p < 0.0001 |
 Village affected by another crisis/disaster in last 3 years (ref: not affected) | 1313 (77.37) | 959 (84.72) | p < 0.0001 |