1. Prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal symptoms in rural and urban areas : a cross‐sectional study in northern India.
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Alok, Ragini, Srivastava, Ragini, Kumar, Puneet, Das, Siddharth K., Agarwal, Girdhar G., and Dhaon, Pooja
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MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases , *RHEUMATISM diagnosis , *CROSS-sectional method , *RURAL health , *URBAN health , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Abstract: Objectives: To study the prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal symptoms in rural and urban areas of Lucknow. Method: The survey was carried out in a cluster of rural (
n =n =n ] rural: 328, urban: 368) weakness ([n ] rural: 310, urban: 324) and anorexia ([n ] rural: 84, urban: 142) were most common systemic symptoms reported by urban as well as rural people. Urethritis/ balanitis and ulcers in the mouth were the most common other symptoms reported by people in both the areas. Conclusion: MSK pain is a predominant health problem of both rural and urban areas. Sex‐adjusted prevalence is higher among females than males. Knee and back were highly prevalent pain sites in both rural and urban areas of Lucknow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2017
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