Access to assistive technology in two Southern African countries

Table 5 Individuals who received AT: type and acquisition

	Botswana		Swaziland
	N	%	N	%
Total N	272	100.0	104	100.0
Type of AT
Sensory	19	7.0	6	5.8
Communication	5	1.8	2	1.9
Personal mobility	218	80.1	84	80.8
Other ^a	9	3.3	1	1.0
Missing (No Type of AT Identified)	32	11.8	16	15.4
Source of AT
Private	38	14.0	34	32.7
Government health service	123	45.2	12	11.5
Other government service	25	9.2	9	8.7
NGO	27	9.9	11	10.6
Other	34	12.5	19	18.3
Missing	33	12.1	19	18.3
Acquisition of AT ^b			n.a.	n.a.
Bought it myself	42	15.4	n.a.	n.a.
Bought by someone else	21	7.7	n.a.	n.a.
Given for free	184	67.6	n.a.	n.a.
Missing	33	12.1	n.a.	n.a.

n.a. not applicable
^aOther includes household items, handling products & goods, and personal care & protection products
^bThis survey question was not included in the LCS survey for Swaziland

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