Epidemiology of and risk factors for falls among the community-dwelling elderly people in selected districts of Umutara Province, Republic of Rwanda
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Date
2005
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Falls among elderly people have been identified as a significant and serious medical problem confronting a growing number of older people. Falls have been found to be a leading cause of disability, distress, admission to supervised care and death among older persons that pose a serious problem to public health. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for falls in the community-dwelling elderly persons in the Umutara province of Rwanda.
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Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)
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Falls (Accidents) in old age, Rwanda, Risk factors, Older people, Wounds and injuries