Assessing assistive technology needs, unmet demands, barriers, and gaps in the Indian population: a protocol for large epidemiological survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the critical role of assistive technologies (AT) in supporting individuals with functional impairments, there is limited information on AT needs and barriers across India's diverse regions. To fill this gap, we have designed a detailed survey protocol to gather nationally representative data on AT need, unmet need and satisfaction.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 180,000 individuals (30,000 per region) across six regions i.e., North, South, East, West, Central, and North-East India will be conduct. Districts will be purposively selected to capture geographic diversity and institutional capacity; within each selected district, villages and urban wards will be chosen with probability proportional to size and households will then be selected by systematic

SUBMITTER: Grover A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12477122 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature