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The objective of this study was to test the utility of the International
classification of functioning, disability and health--children and youth's
(ICF-CY) Environmental Factors component by classifying family interview data
from two ethnically and culturally diverse--Kyrgyz and Uzbek--families that have
children with various types of disabilities in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. METHODS:
The eco-cultural family interview (EFI) was used to interview four Kyrgyz and
four Uzbek families. The obtained data were analysed by using manifest content
analysis; identified units of meaning named as 'EFI items' and 'EFI concepts'
were then linked to the ICF-CY's codes by application of ten linkage rules.
RESULTS: The analysis of transcribed interviews identified 669 EFI items and 745
EFI concepts. The linking of EFI items to the ICF-CY showed: 92 EFI items and
concepts were linked to nd (not definable); 104 items were linked to nc (not
covered by the ICF-CY); 15 items were categorised as pf (personal factors); 21
items were linked to categories found in Activities and Participation; and 3 were
linked to Body Functions components. The rest of EFI items and concepts were
linked to categories of the Environmental Factors component. CONCLUSION: The
codes included into Chapters 1, 2 and 5 of the ICF-CY environmental component can
be easily assigned to the relevant EFI items. There is a necessity to add more
codes in Chapters 3 and 4 of the Environmental Factors component, and the
inclusion of a separate component of Personal Factors into the classification is
suggested.

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