Abstract
Objectives
To estimate knee and chronic knee pain prevalence in the adult population of one region of Nepal and compare rates across plain, hilly and mountainous landscapes.
Methods
A cross-sectional multistage cluster survey was undertaken in seven sites across the Western Development Region of Nepal. Regional and zonal weighted 12-month prevalence rates of knee
and chronic knee pain were estimated. Logistic regression was used to investigate if ecological landscape was an independent risk factor for knee pain and/or chronic knee pain.
Results
The weighted 12-month prevalence of knee pain was 21.5% (95% CI 18.3% to 23.9%) in the 694 recruited participants, about half had chronic knee pain (10.9%, 95% CI 7.3% to 12.4%).
Conclusions
Living in a mountainous landscape was an independent risk
factor for both knee and chronic knee pain.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-77 |
| Journal | PRM+ journal of quantitative research in rehabilitation medicine |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 14 Jan 2019 |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 14 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- knee pain
- ecological
- landscapes
- chronic knee pain
- prevalence