A Survey of the Prevalence of Physically Disabled in the Community: Comparison of a key-person method with the census method.
- Author:
Jong Chul KIM
1
;
Ki Seob CHOI
;
Si Bog PARK
;
Sang Gun LEE
;
Kang Mok LEE
;
Young Jeon SHIN
;
Bo Youl CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Key-person method;
Census method;
Prevalence of physically disabled;
Community-based rehabilitation
- MeSH:
Censuses*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Disabled Persons*;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Prevalence*;
Rural Population
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1998;22(5):1005-1012
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficiency of a key-person method with the census method on the prevalence of physically disabled. METHOD: The residents of K-myeon, A-kyun, Kyungido were surveyed in May 1996 with a census method and of D-myeon in August 1997 with a key-person method. The enlisted people in this survey included 2563 persons in D-myeon and 2138 persons in K-myeon on Identification Number. RESULTS: The prevalences of the physically disabled were 2.61% of the population in D-myeon and 5.00% in K-myeon (chi-square test: P<0.500). When the physically disabled were divided into two groups (the severely disabled, group A and the mildly disabled, group B), the prevalences of group A was 1.91% in D-myeon and 2.15% in K-myeon (chi-square test: P>0.500). This result suggests that there is no meaningful difference in the prevalence of severely disabled between the two survey methods. CONCLUSION: The key-person method is as effective as the census method to survey the prevalence of severely disabled in rural communities and requires a less cost and man power.
