Musculoskeletal disorders among the population in Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the magnitude and patterns of chronic musculoskeletal disorders among the population in East Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study with 846 recruited study participants was done using a multistage sampling technique in conjunction with a simple and systematic random sampling technique. Face-to-face interviews, physical examinations, a semi-structured questionnaire adapted from the Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases, and other literature were used to collect data. EpiData 3.1 was used to enter the data, which were then exported to STATA 14.0 for analysis.

Result

The study had a response rate of 98.8%, with about 836 people out of a total of 846 expected to take par

SUBMITTER: Merkeb Alamneh Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8935578 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature