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Ganasegeran, K., Menke, M. J., Ramaswamy, V. M. C., Manaf, R. A., Alabsi, A. M., & Al-Dubai, S. A. R. (2014). Level and determinants of knowledge of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis among railway workers in malaysia. BioMed Research International, 2014, 1–9. Added by: Dr. Enrique Feoli (06/07/2020, 00:26) Last edited by: Dr. Enrique Feoli (06/07/2020, 00:28) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1155/2014/370273 BibTeX citation key: Ganasegeran2014 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: BioAcyl Corp Subcategories: Medicina del trabajo Creators: Al-Dubai, Alabsi, Ganasegeran, Manaf, Menke, Ramaswamy Collection: BioMed Research International |
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Background. Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, an ancient malady greatly impairing modern population quality of life, has stimulatedglobal attention to find effective modes of prevention and intervention.Purpose. This study aimed to assess factors affectingknowledge of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) among Malaysian railway workers.Methods. A cross-sectional study wasconducted among 513 railway workers involving eight major states within Peninsular Malaysia using population-based sampling.The assessment instrument was a face-validated, prepiloted, self-administered instrument with sociodemographics and knowledgeitems on knee OA.Results.Mean(±SD) age of the respondents was 41.4 (±10.7), with the majority aged 50 years or older (34.9%).Of the total respondents, 53.6% had low levels of knowledge of knee OA disease. Multivariate analysis found that four demographicpredictors, age≥50 years, family history of knee OA, self-awareness, and clinical diagnosis of the disease entity, were significantlyassociated with knowledge scores.Conclusion. The finding of a low level knee OA knowledge among Malaysian railway workerspoints to an urgent need for massive information to be disseminated among the workers at risk to foster primary prevention andself-care.
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