The Pattern of IBR – OR – CBR Services

3.2The Pattern of IBR – OR – CBR Services

Figure 2 Rehabilitation strategies by mediator

Each of these organisations is characterized based on the type of rehabilitation strategy/-ies they provide/ offer. Two mediators show the adoption of both IBR and OR strategies in their rehabilitation services to the children. From this point onward, these organisations will be referred as the ‘OR/ IBR organisation’. One mediator shows a-100% IBR focused strategy and will be referred as the ‘IBR organisation’. From these three data sets by the definition of this research none has shown any CBR strategy being used within the cases.

Following this main analysis, all the three main tables of data were then converted into several spreadsheets which were created to stratify the rehabilitation strategies delivered by these organisations using each variable of analysis: i.e. age, gender, type of impairment, type of assistance, and other special case. Each of the spreadsheet then forms the basis for the analysis of the characteristics of IBR and OR service delivery. Although the available data sets for analysis are limited to allow this research to draw significant conclusion, the researcher decided to present the potential probability of pattern and trend as contribution for any further research.

3.3The IBR institution – characteristics of the people it serves

Figure 3 Percentage of gender by type of services

The second characteristic of the IBR services provided to children through the IBR only organisation/ institution is that it is only offered to children from one specific type of impairment. In this particular organisation it is offered to those with mobility impairment (see Figure 4). This and the pattern in initial data set confirms that most or many of IBR only organisations/ institutions are specialized to provide services to specific type of impairment independently of the distribution of disabilities in their target population. This finding confirms the argument for the promotion of CBR in term of the coverage issue of institutional services. However, this argumentation need to be supported with the existence of data and information of actual prevalence of disability in the area. Further research is needed both in qualitative as well as quantitative nature.

Figure 4 IBR services distribution by type of impairment



Source: SLF field research

The third characteristic of IBR services provided to children through the IBR only organisation/ institution is that the organisation is specialized to offer specific type of assistance (see Figure 5). In this particular IBR organisation the type of assistance mostly provided is (para) medical. Some 9 children from 39 studied cases received other forms of assistance, i.e. transport/ social support, wheelchair/ tricycle, and orthopedical appliances. However, the number is small compare to 30 children who receive rehabilitation in the form of (para) medical assistance. This pattern confirms the statement that most or many IBR only organisations/ institutions are specialized to provide services in specific type of assistance because IBR organisations mostly have built their expertise on specific type of service.

Figure 5 IBR services distribution by type of assistence



Source: SLF field research

In terms of trend in age distribution of children receiving IBR services through the IBR only organisation/ institution (see Figure 6), there is no specific characteristic shown by the data. It is possible that there is no age-bias in the IBR services unless the organisation/ institution has age as one of its specific characteristic, i.e. IBR organisation/ institution providing educational assistance for elementary education level might have specific age limit to its coverage. To confirm this hypothesis, further research need to be conducted with an increase number of sampling.

Figure 6 Age distribution of IBR services by number of children



Source: SLF field research