Archives of Epidemiology & Public Health Research(AEPHR)
ISSN: 2833-4353 | DOI: 10.33140/AEPHR
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Epidemiological Study of Joint Pathologies in Certain Health Facilities in The City of Yaounde-Cameroon (General Hospital, Biyem-Assi District and Cite-Verte Hospital) From 2012 To 2022
Abstract
Djami Bejoutance Marcelle, Bilanda Danielle Claude, Wami Brigitte, Ndjie Daniel Laetitia, Atsamo Albert Donatien, Yousseu Nana William, Mbiantcha Marius, Ateufack Gilbert and Dzeufiet Djomeni Paul Desire
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of joint pathologies in the city of Yaounde-Cameroon. Only hospitals with technical platform for the management of joint pathologies were selected for this study. The cross-sectional analytical study carried out covered 1,305 files of patients who consulted in these centers between 2012 and 2022. The associations between binary qualitative variables were expressed by calculating the Raw Odds Ratio and verified by the Pearson test at p<0.05. Variables significant in bivariate analysis were candidates for multivariate logistic regression and those with a p-value<0.05 in multivariate analysis were considered to be statistically significantly associated with osteoarthritis, arthritis, gout or tendonitis. 867 were women compared to 438 men, nearly 574 patients with sedentary work. Women were more affected than men. 800, 185, 99 and 55 patients suffered from arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout and tendinitis respectively. 773, 748 and 451 patients regularly consumed large amounts of anti-inflammatories, alcohol and meat respectively. Physical inactivity, alcohol and anti-inflammatories would significantly increase the risk of arthritis; while tobacco consumption would significantly increase the risk of tendonitis in patients. The current very poor literature on joint pathologies in Africa and particularly in Cameroon does not allow real conclusions to be drawn regarding the causes and consequences of these pathologies. The results obtained in this study underline the need to carry out further work in different regions of our country in order to find the causes of the increase in joint pathologies.