Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury in Bangladesh: Database for the International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey 2023

The study aims to explore the demographic and clinical characteristics of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Bangladesh. A total of 3035 persons with SCI spanning from 2018 to 2022 were included in this cross-sectional study. Information about demographic and clinical variables was obtained fr...

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Main Authors: Taslim Uddin, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Mohammad Hossain, Mohammad Sohrab Hossain, A.K.M. Salek, M. Jahidul Islam, Shahidul Haque, Hasna Raihan Rahim, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Md. Hassanuzzaman, Monirul Islam, Moin Uddin Hossain Khan, Sharif Ahmed, Khurshid Mahmud, Md. Rakibul Hasan, Anika Tasnim, M. Atiqul Haque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2023-09-01
Series:Neurotrauma Reports
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Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/NEUR.2023.0040
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Summary:The study aims to explore the demographic and clinical characteristics of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Bangladesh. A total of 3035 persons with SCI spanning from 2018 to 2022 were included in this cross-sectional study. Information about demographic and clinical variables was obtained from the medical records and verified through telephone calls to ensure accuracy and consistency. Approximately half (48.30%) of the study participants were located in Dhaka Division. The average age of persons with SCI was 38.3 years, with a standard deviation of 15.9 years, and the largest proportion (33.4%) fell within the age range of 18?30 years. Males outnumbered females by nearly 2.5 times. In the study, 59.6% had suffered traumatic injuries, whereas 40.4% had SCI attributable to disease-related causes; 58.1% were diagnosed with tetraplegia and 40.1% with paraplegia. Fall from height (42.1%) and road traffic trauma (27%) were the most common causes of traumatic injuries. Degenerative myelopathy (41.1%) was the most frequent cause of non-traumatic SCI, followed by tumors (27.7%) and tuberculosis (TB; 14.8%). Both traumatic (58.3%) and degenerative (56.7%) causes of SCI commonly affected the cervical spine, whereas TB (24.4%) and tumors (47.5%) had a higher incidence of affecting the dorsal spine. In the absence of a registry or national database for patients with SCI in Bangladesh, this study would serve as representative data for future studies.
ISSN:2689-288X