title: Employment after paraplegia in India: a postal survey.
abstract: METHODS
  This study was carried out as a postal survey.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to ascertain employment after paraplegia in India.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted in India.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted by means of a questionnaire. This questionnaire was mailed to the identified individuals (n=600) on the addresses obtained from the medical records section of hospitals and from various organisations. Data analysis was carried out by using descriptives.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The return rate was 46% (276/600) and the employment rate was 41% (114/276). Among 114 subjects who were employed, 68 (59.6%) were living in centres run by armed force and 46 (40.4%) were living in specialised centres or under the region of non-governmental organisations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individuals who were employed were living either in centres run by armed force or in specialised centres. None of the individuals living in community was employed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, College of Applied Education and Health Sciences, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. nals235@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Raja
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011177:Postal Service; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult