The prevalence and profile of spinal cord injury in public healthcare rehabilitation units in Gauteng, South Africa

During the two-year study period, 998 patients were admitted for rehabilitation to Gauteng’s five specialised rehabilitation units. Of these, 386 had sustained a SCI and met all the inclusion criteria and were thus included in the study.

Sociodemographic profile

The mean (SD) age of study participants was 36.90 (12.12) years while the median age was 34 years (range 18–75). The most common age group was 31–45 (n = 148, 38.85%), closely followed by those 18–30 (n = 147, 38.58%) and then those 46–60 (n = 66, 17.32%) and 61 and over (n = 20, 5.25%). Participants with…