Abstract
Study design:
This study was carried out as a postal survey.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to ascertain employment after paraplegia in India.
Setting:
This study was conducted in India.
Methods:
The study was conducted by means of a questionnaire. This questionnaire was mailed to the identified individuals (n=600) on the addresses obtained from the medical records section of hospitals and from various organisations. Data analysis was carried out by using descriptives.
Results:
The return rate was 46% (276/600) and the employment rate was 41% (114/276). Among 114 subjects who were employed, 68 (59.6%) were living in centres run by armed force and 46 (40.4%) were living in specialised centres or under the region of non-governmental organisations.
Conclusions:
Individuals who were employed were living either in centres run by armed force or in specialised centres. None of the individuals living in community was employed.
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Gupta, N., Solomon, J. & Raja, K. Employment after paraplegia in India: a postal survey. Spinal Cord 49, 806–811 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2011.1
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