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. 2012 Jan;3(1):12-6.
doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.91923.

Neurological disorders and barriers for neurological rehabilitation in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh: A cross-sectional study

Hirdesh Kumar  1 , Nalina Gupta
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Neurological disorders and barriers for neurological rehabilitation in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh: A cross-sectional study

Hirdesh Kumar et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Background: In India, the majority of individuals with neurological disorders are rural based and cannot even afford the cost of rehabilitation. At the same time, we do not have barrier free environment in India.

Aim: This study attempts to find out the neurological disorders and barriers for neurological rehabilitation in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Setting: Rural areas in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Design: It is a cross-sectional study.

Materials and methods: The study was done by means of an interview method using a questionnaire. The rural areas in Uttar Pradesh were visited personally and a data from 201 individuals was collected.

Statistical analysis used: Data analysis was done by using descriptive statistics.

Results: Out of 201 individuals, 76.6% (n=154) individuals were with polio, 12.9% (n=26) were with cerebral palsy, 7.9% (n=16) were with stroke and 2.4% (n=5) were with spinal cord injury. Reasons for not taking the treatment/discontinuation of treatment were financial problem (44%), lack of awareness (43%), family negligence (6%), transportation problem (3.5%) and other environmental barriers (1%).

Conclusion: In our study, we found polio to be the most prevalent disorder followed by Cerebral Palsy, Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury. Financial problem was the major barrier for neurological rehabilitation followed by lack of awareness, family negligence and transportation problem.

Keywords: Disability; environmental barriers; neurological disorders; poverty; rehabilitation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Neurological disorders among subjects (n=201)
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Barriers for neurological rehabilitation
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