Epidemiology of and risk factors for falls among the community-dwelling elderly people in selected districts of Umutara Province, Republic of Rwanda

dc.contributor.advisorFrantz, José Merle
dc.contributor.authorNtagungira, Egide Kayonga
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Physiotherapy
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Community and Health Sciences
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-12T10:43:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T10:29:44Z
dc.date.available2007/04/18 15:28
dc.date.available2007/04/18
dc.date.available2013-07-12T10:43:29Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T10:29:44Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)en_US
dc.description.abstractFalls 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.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19435
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectFalls (Accidents) in old ageen_US
dc.subjectRwandaen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectOlder peopleen_US
dc.subjectWounds and injuriesen_US
dc.titleEpidemiology of and risk factors for falls among the community-dwelling elderly people in selected districts of Umutara Province, Republic of Rwandaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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