Bellary District, - PRC

Table 34: Disability/delayed growth among childrenPercentage of children aged 2-14 years with disability/delayed growth by age, sex and place of residence,Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Rural Urban TotalDisability/delayed growth Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female TotalAged 2-4 yearsDelay in sitting, standing orwalking 8.2 7.5 7.9 7.2 14.6 10.9 7.9 9.8 8.8Difficulty/weakness/stiffnessin arms and legs 3.1 2.9 3.0 2.4 9.8 6.1 2.9 5.1 3.9Does not speak at all 8.2 4.6 6.5 10.8 3.7 7.3 9.0 4.3 6.7Difficulty in hearing 4.1 1.2 2.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 3.2 1.2 2.2Has fits/becomes rigid/loosesconsciousness 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.2 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.5Yes to any of the above 18.4 12.7 15.7 18.1 22.0 20.0 18.3 15.7 17.0Number of children 196 173 369 83 82 165 279 255 534Aged 5-9 yearsDifficulty in seeing either daytime or at night 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.6Difficulty/weakness/stiffnessin arms and legs 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.0 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7Does not speak at all 6.7 3.1 4.9 1.6 5.7 3.7 5.3 3.8 4.6Difficulty in hearing 5.2 3.1 4.2 4.1 0.0 2.0 4.9 2.2 3.6Has fits/becomes rigid/loosesconsciousness 1.5 0.3 0.9 2.5 0.0 1.2 1.8 0.2 1.0Yes to any of the above 13.5 6.5 10.0 7.4 7.3 7.3 11.8 6.7 9.3Number of children 327 323 650 122 123 245 449 446 895Aged 10-14 yearsDifficulty in seeing either daytime or at night 0.8 0.6 0.7 2.6 1.6 2.1 1.4 0.8 1.1Difficulty/weakness/stiffnessin arms and legs 1.1 0.3 0.7 2.6 1.6 2.1 1.6 0.6 1.1Does not speak at all 3.1 1.7 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.6Difficulty in hearing 5.9 4.5 5.2 6.5 8.7 7.5 6.1 5.6 5.9Has fits/becomes rigid/loosesconsciousness 2.0 1.1 1.6 1.3 3.1 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7Yes to any of the above 9.6 7.6 8.6 13.1 14.2 13.6 10.6 9.4 10.0Number of children 355 354 709 153 127 280 508 481 98946