Fatoye, Clara

Fatoye, Francis

Gebrye, Tadesse

Mbada, Chidozie E

Ogunsola, AO

Oyewole, O

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Fatoye, Francis and Mbada, Chidozie E and Gebrye, Tadesse and Ogun-sola, AO and Fatoye, Clara and Oyewole, O (2020) Real-World Prevalenceof Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nigeria. In: ICHEP 2020 : 22th InternationalConference on Health Economics and Policy, 27 February 2020 - 28 Febru-ary 2020, Sydney, Australia.Downloaded from: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/628883/Version: Accepted VersionPlease cite the published versionhttps://e-space.mmu.ac.ukReal-World Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in NigeriaAuthors : F. Fatoye, C. E. Mbada, T. Gebrye, A. O. Ogunsola, C. Fatoye, O. OyewoleAbstract : Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a major cause of pain and disability. It is likely to become a greater economicand public health burden that is unnecessary. Thus, reliable prevalence figures are important for both clinicians and policy-makers to plan health care needs for those affected with the disease. This study estimated hospital based real-world prevalenceof MSDs in Nigeria. A review of medical charts for adult patients attending Physiotherapy Outpatient Clinic at the ObafemiAwolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Osun State, Nigeria between 2009 and 2018 was carried out to identifycommon  MSDs  including  low  back  pain  (LBP),  cervical  spondylosis  (CSD),  post  immobilization  stiffness  (PIS),  sprain,osteoarthritis (OA), and other conditions. Occupational class of the patients was determined using the International LabourClassification (ILO). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages. Overall, medical charts of3,340 patients were reviewed within the span of ten years (2009 to 2018). Majority of the patients (62.8%) were in the middleclass, and the remaining were in low class (25.1%) and high class (10.5%) category. An overall prevalence of 47.35% of MSDwas found within the span of ten years. Of this, the prevalence of LBP, CSD, PIS, sprain, OA, and other conditions was 21.6%,10%, 18.9%, 2%, 6.3%, and 41.3%, respectively. The highest (14.2%) and lowest (10.5%) prevalence of MSDs was recorded inthe year of 2012 and 2018, respectively. The prevalence of MSDs is considerably high among Nigerian patients attendingoutpatient a physiotherapy clinic. The high prevalence of MSDs underscores the need for clinicians and decision makers to putin place appropriate strategies to reduce the prevalence of these conditions. In addition, they should plan and evaluatehealthcare services to improve the health outcomes of patients with MSDs. Further studies are required to determine theeconomic burden of the condition and examine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for patientswith MSDs.Keywords : musculoskeletal disorders, Nigeria, prevalence, real worldConference Title : ICHEP 2019 : International Conference on Health Economics and PolicyConference Location : Sydney, AustraliaConference Dates : February 27-28, 2020World Academy of Science, Engineering and TechnologyInternational Journal of Medical and Health SciencesVol:13, No:02, 2019Open Science Index, Medical and Health Sciences Vol:13, No:02, 2019 publications.waset.org/abstracts/112161/pdfISNI:0000000091950263International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 13(02) 2019 1

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