Table 5 Reasons given for not attending screening camps
From: Childhood disability in Malawi: a population based assessment using the key informant method
Reason | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Organisation/communication reasons: | Â | Â |
Did not know about camp | 65 | 31% |
Did not know time/date of camp | 32 | 15% |
Attended camp too late / not examined | 8 | 4% |
Forgot time/location of camp | 2 | 1% |
Access difficulties: | Â | Â |
Camp too far | 35 | 17% |
No money – transport | 18 | 8% |
No money - incidentals (food en route, soap to wash clothes) | 7 | 3% |
Physical difficulties (e.g. child too heavy to carry, mother pregnant) | 12 | 6% |
No transport available | 4 | 2% |
Personal family reasons: | Â | Â |
Busy (working, away, attending family/village events) | 40 | 19% |
Child/household member ill. | 33 | 16% |
No one to take child | 13 | 6% |
Didn’t want child to miss school | 6 | 3% |
Other | 10 | 5% |