Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) a common disease of aged population and one of the leading causes of disability. Osteoarthritis affects specific joints more than others in certain ethnic groups. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of osteoarthritis among ethnic people in Khagrachari of Bangladesh. Methods: This was a descriptive type of cross sectional community based study. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect the data among conveniently selected 200 samples. History of patient, X-ray and physical examination was used to diagnoses osteoarthritis. Data were entered and analyzed by using SPSS software. Verbal consent was taken from community Head as well as respondents before initiation of interview. Results: Maximum was in the age group of 51-60 years. Forty two percent were illiterate. About 30% were housewives and 32% were engaged in agriculture. Among the respondents 58% were from middle income group. Knee was the most affected (85%) organ of osteoarthritis. Most of the respondents (42%) suffered >12 month pain. Almost all of them feel pain during walking long distance. Conclusion: Most prevalent age to develop osteoarthritis was above 50 year. Most frequent affected joint was knee. Hill climbing may be aggravated factor.
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