Rheumatic pain in a Philippine village. A WHO-ILAR COPCORD Study

In initiating a community oriented programme for the control of rheumatic disease (COPCORD), 1685 people of all ages from a rural area in the Philippines were questioned by primary health care workers (PHW) for limb and spinal rheumatic pain and disability. The total complaint rate was 15.3% for men...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rheumatology international 1985-01, Vol.5 (4), p.149-153
Hauptverfasser: Manahan, L, Caragay, R, Muirden, K D, Allander, E, Valkenburg, H A, Wigley, R D
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Zusammenfassung:In initiating a community oriented programme for the control of rheumatic disease (COPCORD), 1685 people of all ages from a rural area in the Philippines were questioned by primary health care workers (PHW) for limb and spinal rheumatic pain and disability. The total complaint rate was 15.3% for men and 18.5% for women. For those 15 years and older the age adjusted rheumatic pain rates for pain present at the time of survey were 28.4% for the Philippines and 22.6% for Lawrence's UK population. The most common rheumatic pain sites in this community were knee, lumbar spine, neck and the trapezius muscle. The disability rate was 4.5% for those 15 years and older. One quarter of those with pain had received medical attention and the remainder, herbal treatment, massage, various faith and/or self-treatment methods.
ISSN:0172-8172
1437-160X
DOI:10.1007/BF00541515