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The Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Elderly that attend Pilgrimage Centre, Elele, Nigeria

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  • Benjamin Onyema Eledo

    (Department of Medical Laboratory Science Madonna University Nigeria, Elele, Nigeria)

  • Edidiong Tommy

    (Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa, Nigeria)

  • Emmanuel Onuoha

    (, Federal University, Otuoke, Nigeria)

  • Kingsley Dunga

    (Madonna University, Elele, Nigeria)

  • Okezie Okamgba

    (Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria)

Abstract

This study determined the prevalence of Rheumatoid arthritis in elderly people that attended pilgrimage center, Elele Rivers state, Nigeria. A total of 200 subjects attending the pilgrimage center were examined for Rhematoid Factor using Latex agglutination method. The data was subjected to statistical analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0. A prevalence of 4% was seen in the female subjects within the age bracket of 65-80 years and a prevalence of 1% was seen in the male subjects within the age bracket of 61-70 years. It showed that Rheumatoid arthritis was positive in 5% of the population and negative in 95% of the population, which was statistically significant (p

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  • Benjamin Onyema Eledo & Edidiong Tommy & Emmanuel Onuoha & Kingsley Dunga & Okezie Okamgba, 2020. "The Prevalence of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Elderly that attend Pilgrimage Centre, Elele, Nigeria," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 2(3), May.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:2:y:2020:i:3:id:40242
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.3.242
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