Attitude towards children with disabilities

Never attended school (n = 54)

Started school with disability (n = 30)

Dropped out after acquiring disability (n = 10)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Having a child with disabilities is a shame to the family

36 (66.7)

16 (53.3)

5 (50)

Having a child with disability is a burden

43 (79.6)

21 (70)

8 (80)

I am proud of the child with a disability I prefer the child with disability to go to school I prefer the child without disability to go to school I prefer my child with disability to go to special school I prefer my child with disability to go ordinary school

8 (14.8)

15 (27.8)

39 (72.2)

49 (90.7)^*

5 (9.3)

5 (16.7)

15 (43.3)

17 (56.7)

22 (73.3)

8 (26.7)

2 (20)

6 (60)

4 (40)

8 (80)

2 (20)