| ABSTRACT | Volume 1, Issue 5, Pages 167-171 (July 2015)

Research article PREVALENCE OF OSTEOARTHRITIS AMONG TRIBAL PEOPLE IN HILLY AREA OF BANGLADESH | Monirul Haqe | Md Shah Billal Masum | Md Monoarul Haque | Md. Mohsin Kabir | Shamsunnahar | Md Shafiullah Prodhania |. American Journal of Innovative Research and Applied Sciences. 2015; 1(5)167-171. |PDF FULL TEXT|

ABSTRACT Background: Osteoarthritis is a generative joint disease that involves the degradation of joints, articular cartilage and subchondral bone, as a result of mechanical stress on the area. Objective: Prevalence of osteoarthritis among ethnic communities in Bangladesh was objective of this study. Methods: This was a cross sectional study. This study was conducted among purposively selected 384 ethnic people from hilly area of Bangladesh. History of patient, X-ray and physical examination was used to diagnoses osteoarthritis. Results: Mean±SD age of respondents was 53.71±1.20 years. Most of them were house wife 34.1% followed by service 27.1%. Moderate, hard working and sedentary type of life among respondents was 63.3%, 29.5% and 7.2%. About 89.6% respondents had no osteoarthritis and 10.4% respondents were diagnosed as osteoarthritis. Most of the respondents (87%) suffered from knee osteoarthritis and 13% from hip osteoarthritis. No significant association was found between age group and osteoarthritis. Conclusion: The prevalence of osteoarthritis among ethnic communities is 10%. To lead healthy and productive life every ethnic people should conscious about osteoarthritis. Key words: Osteoarthritis, Tribal People, Hilly Area.