Abstract

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: PREVALENCE IN TROPICAL REGION IN INDIA- A REVIEW ARTICLE

Nripen Kanjilal* and Bijita Majumder

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Abstract

The occurrence of rheumatoid arthritis was deliberate in the adult Indian population. Though it has been suggested that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is prejudiced by type of weather and is less frequent in tropical climates, no reliable evidence has so far been forthcoming to confirm or rebut this. The occurrence of the illness is known to add to with age, and it would, therefore, be usual that it would be less recurrent in populations with a low life expectation. In one study As the first step, a house-to-house study of a rural populace near Delhi was conduct by two trained health workers. While doing survey study the target population comprise 44,551 adults (over 16 years old). The health workers recognized the possible cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using a questionnaire. These cases were then further evaluated by the authors using the 1987 revised ARA criteria for the analysis of RA. A response rate of 89.5% was obtained and 3393 persons were scheduled as possible cases of RA by the health workers. The prevalence of RA in India is quite similar to that report from the urbanized countries. It is more from Philippines, china, Indonesia, and rural Africa. Hence an attempt has made to collect such type of studies in combined form in this article.

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