Maycas Gembe, Teklu Wosenyeleh, Wubishet Gezimu
Protective doses of tetanus toxoid immunization and its associated factors among mothers in southern Ethiopia
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics
diabetes mellitus dm growing public health problem causing significant amount disability mortality nigeria musculoskeletal disorders msds common complications associated dm however studies prevalence msds associated factors limited nigeria particularly northwest region purpose study determine prevalence msds associated factors among individuals dm northwest nigeria retrospective crosssectional survey medical case records consecutive patients dm attending diabetic clinic ahmadu bello university teaching hospital zaria conducted february 2015 september 2021 data sociodemographic clinical variables collected using researcherdesigned questionnaire analysed using descriptive statistics logistic regression models four hundred eightynine cases 170 men 348 319 females 652 mean age 514 123 years analysed majority participants type 2 dm 967 mean dm duration 702 505 years overall prevalence msds 327 highest prevalence found lumbosacral spondylosis 11 followed knee osteoarthritis 84 among different potential predictors examined duration dm significantly associated overall msds aor 176 95 ci 104298 p 0035 whereas duration dm aor 264 95 ci 119589 p 0018 body mass index aor 7461 95 ci 133438 p 0023 significantly associated lumbosacral spondylosis approximately onethird study participants msds lumbosacral spondylosis frequently occurring disorder obese longer duration dm associated msds clinicians nigeria need pay attention msds related factors dm patients conducting routine assessments implementing early treatment