Affiliations: Department of Community Medicine, Bangladesh
University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka, Bangladesh | Department of Occupational Therapy, Centre for the
Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI), the
academic institute of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP),
Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Note: [] Corresponding author: Moniruzzaman, Sr. Lecturer,
Department of Community Medicine, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences
(BUHS), 125/1, Darus Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh. Tel.:
+8801717210525; E-mail: mmzbd82@gmail.com
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) is a common
approach to work with disable people to improve their quality of life by
improving the level of productivity and integrating them into society. But the
effectiveness of CBR varies by country to country. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to find out whether CBR programs really improved the level of
productivity among persons with physical disabilities. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among equal number of respondents (n=51)
from each CBR coverage and non-coverage areas from two different upazilla
(sub-districts) located 40 km away from the capital city of Bangladesh.
Respondents were selected purposively and data were collected by face to face
interviews. Willer's (1994) version of the Community Integration Questionnaire
(CIQ) was used to measure the level of productivity among adult with physical
disabilities. RESULTS: The mean score of total productivity
integration in CBR coverage and non-coverage areas were 4.3 ± 2.4 and 4.5
± 2.2 respectively. This difference was statistically non-significant
(p=0.602).The levels of productivity integration between CBR coverage and
non-coverage areas varied only 2–4% (p=0.793). CONCLUSION: The mean score of productivity integration and levels of productivity were not
different significantly in CBR coverage and non-coverage areas.
Keywords: Productivity integration, community integration, Person with Physical Disabilities (PWD), physical disability
