1 Context 27
2 Concepts 37
2.1 Disability 37
2.2 Living conditions 41
2.3 Disability and living conditions 42
2.4 Combining two traditions and ICF 44
3 Living conditions among people with activity limitations in low income countries 46
3.1 Disability data in low-income countries 48
3.2 Relevant studies in Malawi 61
4 Design and Methods 63
4.1 Determination of Sample Size 63
4.2 The Sampling Frame 65
4.3 Sampling Procedures 66
4.4 Data Collection 70
4.5 Questionnaires 71
4.6 The Research Teams 74
4.7 Data analysis 76
5 Results 77
5.1 Results from the study on level of living conditions 78
5.2 Disability study 106
6 Discussion 147
7 Conclusions 157
8 References 161
9 Appendices 167