An Empirical Investigation of the Prevalence of Osteoarthritis in South West Nigeria: A Population- Based Study
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2020
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International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE)
Abstract
Today, Osteoarthritis remains the most prevalent chronic joint
disease and a potentially incapacitating joint illness. It is an enduring health
problem which cannot be cure though it can be managed. Osteoarthritis remains
a serious public health problem because its burden is high, people who live with
it have a greater risk of developing anxiety / or depression and if it is not
properly managed, it can bring about disability as well as impairing quality of
life. This paper presents a statistical correlation between the reported risk factors
of Osteoarthritis and its prevalence in Nigeria. Statistical tests were performed
to investigate if there is enough evidence for inferring that the risk factors
for Osteoarthritis are true for the whole of Nigerian population.
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Osteoarthritis, Prevalence, Risk factors, Disability, Quality of life