Medical Needs Assessment of Persons with Locomotor Disability
Title: Study of Medical needs assessment of persons with locomotor disability in Kaiwara PHC area.
ABSTRACT:
Background: Among the different types of disabilities, the prevalence of locomotor disability is highest in the country – it is 1046 in the rural and 901 in the urban per 100000 persons. The first and foremost need for people with locomotor disability is the medical need, this assessment helps us in planning the rehabilitation for persons with locomotor disability.
Aim: To assess the medical needs of the persons living with locomotor disability in Kaiwara PHC area.
Methodology: A cross sectional sectional study was conducted in the Kaiwara PHC area between the period of October 2006 – December 2006.A total of 109 people with locomotor disabilities were identified in the 36 villages under Kaiwara PHC area with the help of the respective Anganwadi teacher and the study team comprising of specialists from the department of Orthopedics, Physiotherapy and Community Medicine. They visited the houses of these locomotor disabled persons and assessed their medical needs in terms of surgery, physiotherapy and requirements for aids and appliances.
Results: The prevalence of locomotor disability was 0.33%. Of the total number of locomotor disability about 20% were due to congenital deformities, 18.3% were due to fractures, 13.8% were due to post polio residual paralysis and 10% due to arthritis. Out of 109 persons with disability about 65 persons needed surgery, physiotherapy or aids and appliances.
Conclusion: In the present study the congenital deformities, fractures, post polio residual paralysis and Arthritis are the common causes of disability of which 1/3rd of these disabilities could have been prevented by good immunization and specialized care for Polio and fractures respectively.
Introduction:
Disability: A person with restrictions or lack of abilities to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being
ABSTRACT:
Background: Among the different types of disabilities, the prevalence of locomotor disability is highest in the country – it is 1046 in the rural and 901 in the urban per 100000 persons. The first and foremost need for people with locomotor disability is the medical need, this assessment helps us in planning the rehabilitation for persons with locomotor disability.
Aim: To assess the medical needs of the persons living with locomotor disability in Kaiwara PHC area.
Methodology: A cross sectional sectional study was conducted in the Kaiwara PHC area between the period of October 2006 – December 2006.A total of 109 people with locomotor disabilities were identified in the 36 villages under Kaiwara PHC area with the help of the respective Anganwadi teacher and the study team comprising of specialists from the department of Orthopedics, Physiotherapy and Community Medicine. They visited the houses of these locomotor disabled persons and assessed their medical needs in terms of surgery, physiotherapy and requirements for aids and appliances.
Results: The prevalence of locomotor disability was 0.33%. Of the total number of locomotor disability about 20% were due to congenital deformities, 18.3% were due to fractures, 13.8% were due to post polio residual paralysis and 10% due to arthritis. Out of 109 persons with disability about 65 persons needed surgery, physiotherapy or aids and appliances.
Conclusion: In the present study the congenital deformities, fractures, post polio residual paralysis and Arthritis are the common causes of disability of which 1/3rd of these disabilities could have been prevented by good immunization and specialized care for Polio and fractures respectively.
Introduction:
Disability: A person with restrictions or lack of abilities to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being
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