Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1999 , Vol 2 , Num 2

Diyarbakır Merkezinde Okul Çocukları ve Ailelerinde Hareket Sistemi Özürlülerin Sıklığı

Kemal Nas 1 ,Remzi Çevik 1 ,Ali Gür 2 ,Ferda Erdoğan 3 ,Ayşegül Jale Saraç 4
1 Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
2 Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye
3 Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
4 Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Diyarbakır

The frequency of locomotor disabilities in Diyarbakır- Disability, one of modern society's greatest public health problems worlwide, affects individuals, families and society. In this study, the frewuency of locomotor disabilities was investigated among students and their families at four zones of Diyarbakır which determinant by socioeconomic situation. The epidemiological survey was carried out on established 38685 persons and wuestionnaires formed by the World Helath Organization were used. The frewuency of locomotor disabilities was found to bee 2.66 % (1031 persons). The relationships between disabilities and factors such as age, educational status, and economic status were found to be significant (p$0.001).

Keywords : Locomotor disabilities, frequency, socio-economic situation.