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Disability assessment included: i) self-reported difficulties in functioning (using the Washington Group Short Set-Enhanced tool and Child Functioning Modules), ii) Rapid Assessment of Musculoskeletal Impairment and iii) screening for symptoms of common mental disorders for children aged 8\u201317.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall prevalence of disability was 24.7% (95% CI 22.1\u201327.4), when including people self-reporting a lot of difficulty\/cannot do in at least functional domain (15%, 95% CI 13.1\u201317.2), moderate\/severe MSI (8.7%, 95% CI 7.6\u20139.9), and\/or symptomatic anxiety, depression and PTSD among children 8\u201317 (21.0%, 95% CI 18.2\u201323.9). Men with disabilities were significantly less likely to be in paid work compared to their peers without disabilities (aOR 0.3 95% CI 0.2\u20130.5). Overall 60% of households included at least one person with a disability. Households with at least one person with a disability had a significantly higher dependency ratio, lower proportion of working-age adults in paid work, and were more likely to be female headed and in receipt of social protection schemes (p&lt;0.05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Disability is common among Syrian refugees in Sultanbeyli. 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