Risk factors for low back pain among office workers in Ibadan,Southwest Nigeria |
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Authors: | Omokhodion F O Sanya A O |
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Affiliation: | Occupational Health Unit, Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. dhf.omokhodion@skannet.com |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Low back pain is the most common musculo-skeletal problem in the workplace. Data from low-income countries are scant. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among office workers in Ibadan, Nigeria. METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was utilized. Questionnaires were distributed among office workers in the civil service in Ibadan, Nigeria. RESULTS: Eight hundred and forty questionnaires were analysed, with a response rate of 66%. The 12 month prevalence of low back pain was 38% and the point prevalence was 20%. Low back pain was significantly associated with senior staff grade and smoking. Severity of low back pain was associated with sitting for >3 h. Only 16 respondents (5%) reported sickness absence due to back pain in the previous year. A total of 75 days were lost, a mean of 4.7 days per year. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of low back pain in this study is comparable with that reported in studies from more industrialized countries, but does not constitute a major cause of sickness absence in this group of workers. |
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Keywords: |           Low back pain Nigeria office workers risk factors |
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