Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune inflammatory arthritis in adults. The present study was conducted to find the prevalence of RA in different genders, age groups and treatment regimen prescribed to patients for 6 months. Convenience sampling method was used in collecting data of RA patients via questionnaire. Results showed that RA is higher in females (72.61%) than men (27.39%). A sharp increase in RA prevalence was notice in patients with above 60 years old. Mostly patients suffering from this disease were unemployed and had limited physical activity, thus higher BMI (overweight, obese and extra obese) was observed within these patients. Many of the patients had been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Test, and Lacosamide drugs, as pain reducer, was prescribed by doctors the most to the RA patients. Statistically, there was non-significant (P value>0.05) association between demographic data of the RA patients and diagnostic tests (RF test and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (ACCP) antibodies) as well as drugs prescription. This study clearly showed that a prime factor involving in RA that help the community to prevent this disease is by improving the quality of life such as proper diet along with mild exercise or physical activity in order to prevent this autoimmune disease.