01125nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260006500042653001200107653002500119653001500144653002200159653001600181653002000197653002400217100001400241700001200255245005500267250000800322856009600330300000700426520046200433       2007                            d  bLeonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre10aSurveys10aStatistical analysis10aPrevalence10aPolitical aspects10aMethodology10adisabled people10aDisability research1 aBakhshi P1 aTrani J00aDisability prevalence: challenges for measurement.  a1st  uhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/lc-ccr/centrepublications/workingpapers/WP04_Disability_Prevalence.pdf  a433 a<p>This article examines the methodology of measuring the prevalence rate of disability through a population based survey using the Capabilities Framework. It presents an example of the methodology used in the National Disability Survey in Afghanistan (NDSA) and discusses the general limitations and political implications involved. This paper is interesting for academics, practitioners and policy makers who are interested in disability prevalence.</p>