Demographic Profile of Spinal Cord Injury Patient at Selective Rehabilitation Centre in Bangladesh - A prospective survey.

Abstract

Background: To find out the demographic profile of spinal cord injury patients at selective rehabilitation centre in Bangladesh. Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out the demography like age, gender, marital status, vulnerable occupation, educational status, living area, causative factors and medical histories of SCI patients. Methodology: The study design was cross sectional. The sample size was 159 and hospital based random sampling technique was used for sample selection who was admitted in Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) and National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) in Bangladesh. Data was collected by a semi structured questionnaire and it was analyzed by SPSS software version 25.0. Results: Among 159 spinal cord injury patients, 77.3% were from CRP & 22.7% were from NITOR. Most of the patients were came from Dhaka devision 29.6% (n=47). The most vulnerable age range are 31-40 years (27%) and male 87.4% (n=139) are predominantly higher than female 12.6% (n=20). Majority of the participants came from rural area (81%) and they were day labor 18.9% (n=30). Traumatic paraplegia was (63.5%), non-traumatic paraplegia was (7.5%), traumatic tetraplegia was (27.7%) and non-traumatic tetraplegia was (1.3%). The skeletal level of Thoracic was most common and then lumber then cervical level. The skeletal level of cervical were 18.2% (n=29), thoracic were 40.9% (n=65), lumber 25.5% (n=40) and no 15.7% (n=25). Most of the patients were from low socio-economic condition and low educational level. Conclusion: The study's findings indicate that the majority of participants came from rural areas. Thus, they are unable to comprehend the SCI prevention measure. The findings might contribute to raising awareness among Bangladeshis. Additionally, provide a description of the occupation that is the most vulnerable to spinal cord damage. Therefore, taking preventative measures can help decrease SCI. Keyword: Spinal cord injury, Demographics, Rehabilitation center, Bangladesh. Word Count: 9963.