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Examining the Association Between Traditional and Mainstream Medicine and the Prevalence of Arthritis in the Urban Indigenous Population Living in Toronto

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dc.contributor.advisorRotondi, Michael
dc.contributor.authorChen, Julio Cristian
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T12:52:05Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T12:52:05Z
dc.date.copyright2019-12
dc.date.issued2020-05-11
dc.date.updated2020-05-11T12:52:05Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractBackground: In the Indigenous community, the prevalence of arthritis is 1.3 to 1.6 times higher than their non-Indigenous counterparts. Moreover, minimal population health information on urban Indigenous peoples is available. Objective: To explore the relationship between the use of traditional and mainstream medicine and the prevalence of arthritis in the Indigenous population living in Toronto. Methods: The Our Health Counts Toronto study surveyed 918 self-identified Indigenous adults using Respondent-Driven Sampling. Survey logistic regression and generalized linear mixed models were used to investigate the multivariable relationships between medication use and arthritis, including adjustments for known confounders. Results: Compared to using neither types of medicine, use of both mainstream and traditional medicines (OR: 8.69, 95% CI: 4.06-18.59), mainstream medicine use only (6.08 2.41-15.36) and traditional medicine use only (3.86 2.63-5.67) are associated with arthritis. Conclusion: Indigenous community members with arthritis are likely to use both traditional and mainstream medicine to manage this condition.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/37453
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous Health
dc.subject.keywordsRespondent-Driven Sampling
dc.subject.keywordsRDS
dc.subject.keywordsTRC
dc.subject.keywordsArthritis
dc.subject.keywordsTraditional Medicine
dc.subject.keywordsModern Medicine
dc.subject.keywordsJoint Pain
dc.subject.keywordsIndigenous Community
dc.titleExamining the Association Between Traditional and Mainstream Medicine and the Prevalence of Arthritis in the Urban Indigenous Population Living in Toronto
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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