Prevalence rate of Low Back Pain and Its relationship to Demographic Factors, Body Mass Index, and Education in Ergonomic Principles among Rural Men, AqQala City, 2016 | ||
| International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention | ||
| Article 3, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 157-162 PDF (1.2 M) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hossien Izadirad1; Gholamreza Masoudy2; Mohammad Hossien Delshad* 3; Mohammad Hossien Delshad* 3; Fatemeh Pourhaji3; Mohammad Elhami4; Mohammad Feaz5; Mehdi Ali Ahmadi4 | ||
| 1Department of Health Education, Zahedan University of Medical sciences Zahedan, Iran. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Health Education and Promotion, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. | ||
| 3Health Promotion Department, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| 4Department of Health Education, Zahedan University of Medical sciences, Zahedan, Iran. | ||
| 5Department of Health Education, Zahedan University of Medical sciences Zahedan,Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: In addition to individual problems and conditions, low back pain reduces working capacity, resulting in the waste of time and absence from the work, and increases healthcare costs and economic losses. This study aimed to determine the prevalence rate of low back pain and its relationship to demographic factors, body mass index, and education in ergonomic principles in rural men. Methods and Materials: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Study population was consisted of 215 men from the village of AqQala city. Data collection tool was Nordic questionnaire. Data were analysis using SPSS software version 19 and chi-square test and descriptive statistics. Results: About 54.88% of the patients (67.82% workers and 40% farmers) during the last year have been experiencing discomfort in the lower back. χ2 statistics analysis showed a significant relationship between low back pain and occupation, BMI, age, and education in ergonomic principles (P˂.05). There was no relationship between low back pain and level of education (P = .085). Only 13% of the participants were trained in ergonomic principles. Conclusions: Considering the high prevalence rate of low back pain as well as significant relationship between BMI and education in ergonomic principles with back pain, the need is felt for training of these people in how to lose weight, how to implement ergonomic principles in laboringand agricultural activities and carrying heavy objects, how to avoid bad work situations, how to maintain and care for the waist, how to perform simple exercises for strengthening and flexibility of lower back muscles. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Low Back Pain; Body mass index; Rural men | ||
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