Socio-demographic Characteristics of Parkinson’s Disease Patients attended at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Dhaka City

Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research Pub Date : 2019-09-05 DOI:10.3329/jcamr.v6i2.42982

Enayet Ul Islam, A. Momin, F. Sharmin, P. Sarkar, A. Hoque

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Background: Parkinson’s disease occurs in different socio-demographic characteristic people. Objective: The Purpose of the present study was to see the socio-demographic characteristics of Parkinson’s disease patients attended at a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka city. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the in-patient and out-patient Department of Medicine and Neurology of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka from July 2012 to December 2013 for a period of one and half year. All patients with Parkinson’s disease who were admitted under department of Medicine and Neurology and also who visited out-patient department of Medicine and Neurology of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka were taken as study population. Patients who were diagnosed as Parkinson’s disease according to Brain Bank clinical criteria for diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease were included in this study. The demographic and socio-economic characteristics were recorded in a semi-structured questionnaire. Result: A total number of 40 Parkinson’s patients were recruited for this study. The mean age was 69.15±10.08 years. The male female ratio was found 1.22:1. The majority patients were businessman which was 13(32.5%) cases. The majority of 15(37.5%) patients came from rural area. However, 12(30.0%) patients were in primary level. Furthermore, 21(52.5%) patients came from lower class. Conclusion: In conclusion elder male rural dwellers are mostly suffering from Parkinson’s disease Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2019;6(2):106-110

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背景:帕金森病发生在不同的社会人口学特征人群中。目的:本研究的目的是了解在达卡市三级医院就诊的帕金森病患者的社会人口特征。方法:这项横断面研究于2012年7月至2013年12月在达卡萨里穆拉爵士医学院和米特福德医院的内科和神经内科住院和门诊进行，为期一年半。所有在达卡萨里穆拉爵士医学院和米特福德医院医学和神经病学门诊部住院的帕金森病患者都被作为研究人群。根据脑库帕金森病诊断临床标准诊断为帕金森病的患者纳入本研究。人口和社会经济特征记录在半结构化问卷中。结果:本研究共招募了40名帕金森患者。平均年龄69.15±10.08岁。男女比例为1.22:1。以商人居多，13例(32.5%)。15例(37.5%)患者来自农村地区。12例(30.0%)患者为原发性。下层患者21例(52.5%)。结论:农村老年男性帕金森病患者居多，中国医学研究进展，2019;6(2):106-110

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