Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2025)

Objective: To determine the sociodemographic Profile of the patients attending orthopaedics OPD including their disease pattern and Prescribing Trends.

Materials and Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study from March 2025 to August 2025 among 427 patients was conducted. Patients were selected through random sampling, and the location was selected by convenience sampling, who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were collected using a pre-tested, interviewer-administered, semi-structured questionnaire. The data were collected by the principal investigator and co-investigators. After data collection, the questionnaires were checked for completeness and marked with unique identification numbers. The data were entered, coded and analysed anonymously by using SPSS.

Result: Majority, 268(62.8%) were between 21 to 40 years old. More than half 226(52.9%) were female and 348(81.5%) were Muslim. A significant number 293(68.6%) of the patients were from rural areas. The majority 147(34.4%) were suffering from the symptoms for more than three weeks to three months, and 219(51.3%) had no history of trauma. Among the patients, 113(26.5%) visited orthopedic OPD because of lower back pain, 57(13.3%) had Osteoarthritis, 54(12.7%) suffered from tendinopathies, 42(9.8%) patients had fracture, 32(7.5%) were suffering from cervical spondylosis. Because of their current suffering, 336(78.7%) were advised NSAIDs, 305(71.4%) were prescribed anti-ulcer drugs, 109(25.5%) were prescribed multivitamins and minerals, and 84(19.7%) were advised on skeletal muscle relaxants.

Conclusion: Orthopaedic outdoor areas are usually visited by young Muslim female patients. Most of the patients were from rural areas. A significant number of patients were suffering from the current symptoms for more than three weeks to three months, while the majority had no history of trauma. Most of the patients were mainly suffering from lower back pain, osteoarthritis, tendinopathies, fractures and cervical spondylosis. A considerable number of patients were treated with NSAIDs, anti-ulcer drugs, multivitamins, minerals and skeletal muscle relaxants.