Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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Indian J Community Med · Oct 2014
Healthcare seeking behavior for back and joint pain in rural gadchiroli, India: a population-based cross-sectional study.
Musculoskeletal back and joint pain is common in rural agrarian communities in India. ⋯ A majority of the individuals with back and/or joint pain in rural Gadchiroli seek care, mainly from private practitioners. However, for the village-level treatment of this problem, respondents preferred a trained village level worker. High expectation of complete pain relief, preference for injectable medications, and low awareness about nonpharmacological modalities will be the major challenges while providing community level care for this problem.