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Table 1 Disability-related characteristics of respondents (n = 384)

From: Factors affecting utilization of sexual and reproductive health services among women with disabilities- a mixed-method cross-sectional study from Ilam district, Nepal

Variables

Frequency

Per cent

Types of disabilitya

 Physical disability

119

31.0

 Disability-related to vision-blindness

7

1.8

 Disability-related to vision-low vision

11

2.9

 Disability-related to vision -complete blind

8

2.1

 Disability-related to hearing -deaf

33

8.6

 Disability-related to hearing -hard of hearing

29

7.6

 Disability-related to voice and speech

26

6.8

 Mental or psychosocial disability

44

11.5

 Intellectual disability

35

9.1

 Disability-related to Autism

2

0.5

 Multiple disabilities

70

18.2

The severity of disability (n = 318)a

 Profound

45

14.2

 Severe

127

39.9

 Moderate

80

25.2

 Mild

66

20.8

  1. aBased on the type and severity of disability defined by the Government of Nepal [16]