ASSOCIATION OF DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS ATTENDING THE DIFFERENT HOSPITALS OF QUETTA, PAKISTAN

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most frequent and common among all degenerative joint disorders and affecting huge number of individuals. Older females and low income people are more likely to develop knee OA. A cross sectional survey was conducted in different hospitals of Quetta, Pakistan from July to September 2019. A self-constructed proforma was used among all 392 already diagnosed patients to collect the data and Spss version 23 was used to analyze the data. In demographic Characterstics the age, gender and household income were significantly associated with knee OA (p<0.05). The study concluded that the people who were older, belongs to female gender and with low house hold income were found physically restrictive due to the knee OA. Older females and people with low income should be prioritized for the treatment of knee OA in order to reduce the restrictiveness from their activities of daily life and to enhance…