Socio-demographic determinants of musculoskeletal pain incidence among slum and rural dwellers living in and around Dhaka, Bangladesh: A survival analysis

Background: Musculoskeletal pain is a significant public health problem, however, due to definitional and diagnostical difficulties there are very few estimates of its incidence, especially in developing countries. Available studies indicate inconsistencies in study design (cross-sectional) and in measurement and imprecise pain definition, making it difficult to obtain interpretable and comparable results. Materials and Methods: To identify influencing factors of musculoskeletal pain among residents of urban slums and rural areas, 9-month cohort data from Dhaka, Bangladesh, was analysed using survival analysis.…