Open AccessMusculoskeletal disorders: Epidemiology and treatment seeking behavior of secondary school students in a Nigerian community
Author(s) -
OlayinkaO Adegbehingbe,
AdesegunO Fatusi,
CalebA Adegbenro,
OpeyemiO Adeitan,
GaniyuO Abass,
Akintomiwa Akintunde
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.44520
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , psychology , gerontology
Epidemiological information paucity exists on musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among secondary school students in Nigeria. We aimed to determine prevalence, pattern, and treatment seeking behaviors (TSB) of MSD in south-west Nigeria.