20Mar 2017

MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AMONG SAUDI MEDICAL STUDENTS IN MAKKAH.

  • Umm Alqura University, College of Medicine, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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Objective: To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for musculoskeletal pain among medical students in Saudi Arabia. Method: A cross-sectional analysis for one Saudi medical school in 2015-2016 academic year.Themain outcomes were measured byThe Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) which was used to screen for pain in different anatomic joints during the past week and past year. Another questionnaire was developed to assess for contributing factors for the pain. Result: 849 medical students were analyzed with a response rate (73.31 %.). There were57.85% of the students suffering of musculoskeletal pain in the past week, and 43.47% in past year. There is a higher prevalence among female medical students with p value <0.01. Previous trauma, family history of trauma, high computer hours use, being in clinical years, and high BMI were the main factors contributing to MSP in this study. Conclusion: The study demonstrates a very high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain medical students which may affect the lifestyle and academic performance in medical schools.

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[Razaz Felimban, Shahad Alanasri, Naif Hawsawi and Khaled Albazli. (2017); MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AMONG SAUDI MEDICAL STUDENTS IN MAKKAH. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 56-60] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Khaled Albazli

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3484      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3484

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