TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - The prevalence of locomotor disability and handicap in the Cape Peninsula. Part I. The coloured population of Bishop Lavis
JO  - South African medical journal SAMJ
A1  - Disler, P. B.
A1  - Jacka, E.
A1  - Sayed, A. R.
A1  - Rip, M. R.
A1  - Hurford, S.
A1  - Collis, P.
SP  - 349
EP  - 352
VL  - 69
IS  - 6
N2  - A door-to-door survey to identify the locomotor disabled was carried out on 33.35% of the so-called coloured population in a low socio-economic area of the Cape Peninsula (9112 people). The prevalence rate of locomotor disability was 11.2/1000. The main causes of disability were illness (44.1%) and trauma (41.2%); the former resulted mostly from cerebrovascular accidents (15.7%) and poliomyelitis (15.7%). Of the disabled persons 11.8% were 15 years of age or less, 57.8% between the ages of 16 and 59 years and 30.4% were more than 60 years. Of those in the working-age group 15% were employed. Few of the unemployed had hobbies or interests or had any contact with health or social services.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-2469
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -