Table 5 Variables included in regression analysis

Background variables

Country [Malawi; Sierra Leone]

.291

<.001*

Sex [Female; Male]

.477

.786

Age

.617

.644

Urban/ rural areas [Living in cities; Living in villages]

.642

.425

Level of income [No income at all; Regular income from employment]

.295

.994

.629

.456

Ability to pay for costs associated with receiving the services

<.001*

.058*

Type of assistive device [Prosthesis; Orthosis]

.132

<.001*

Level of assistive device [Below-knee assistive devices; Above-knee assistive devices]

.008*

<.001*

General condition of device [In use good conditoin; broken cannot be used]

[In use but needs repair; Broken, cannot be used]

.001*

.371*

<.001*

.002*

Hours assistive device is used per day

<.001*

.005*

Use of crutches [Yes, instead of device and Yes, together with device; No]

.001*

.001*

Use of wheelchair [Yes, instead of device and Yes, together with device; No]

.404

.058*

Mobility variables

[Not at all, 0 metres and a few metres; About 100 metres and About a kilometre or more]

Walking distance without assistive device

.589

.051*

Walking distance with assistive device

.002*

.633

Mobility variables

[Yes, without any difficulty; Yes, with difficulty and No, not at all]

Ability to rise from a chair

.001*

.058*

Ability to move around the home

<.001*

<.001*

Ability to walk on uneven ground/roads

<.001*

<.001*

Ability to walk up and down a hill

<.001*

.118

Ability to walk on stairs

<.001*

<.001*

Ability to get in and out of a car

<.001*

<.001*

Ability to and get on and off a bus

<.001*

<.001*

Pain variables

[Always and Often; Seldom and Never]

Assistive device causes pain

<.001*

.631

Assistive device causes wounds/skin irritations

<.001*

.155