Awosan Kehinde J, Yikawe Semen S, Oche Oche M, Oboirien Muhammad
Department of Community Health, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Department of Ortho-Rhino-Laryngology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Ghana Med J. 2017 Dec;51(4):164-174.
Low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of disability worldwide. Healthcare workers are particularly prone to it because of the physical and emotional factors associated with their profession.
To determine the prevalence, perception and correlates of LBP among healthcare workers in tertiary health institutions in Sokoto, Nigeria.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 320 healthcare workers selected by multistage sampling technique from July to September 2016. Anthropometry was done for the participants in addition to questionnaire administration.
The mean age of the study participants was 36.99 ± 8.23 years. The lifetime, annual, and point prevalence of LBP among the participants were 56.2%, 39.1% and 17.2% respectively. Most, 151 (83.9%) of the 180 participants that have ever experienced LBP reported that it commenced after starting work, and they perceived it to be due to standing for long hours (57.2%), awkward postures (22.2%) and carrying heavy objects/patients at work (20.6%). Older age, female sex, longer duration of practice, overweight/obesity, and lifting heavy objects/patients at work were significantly associated with LBP among the participants.
The prevalence of LBP is high among healthcare workers in Sokoto, Nigeria; although it was also associated with older age and female sex, being in practice for 10 years and above, overweight/obesity, and lifting heavy objects/patients at work were the predictors identified. Management of the respective hospitals should prevent workplace exposures to heavy weight/objects by establishing "lift teams" as a temporary measure, and also implement "zero lift programs" in their facilities.
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腰痛是全球致残的常见原因。医护人员因其职业相关的身体和情感因素，尤其容易患腰痛。
确定尼日利亚索科托三级医疗机构医护人员中腰痛的患病率、认知情况及相关因素。
2016年7月至9月，采用多阶段抽样技术对320名医护人员进行了横断面研究。除问卷调查外，还对参与者进行了人体测量。
研究参与者的平均年龄为36.99±8.23岁。参与者中腰痛的终生患病率、年患病率和时点患病率分别为56.2%、39.1%和17.2%。在180名曾经历过腰痛的参与者中，大多数（151名，83.9%）报告称腰痛始于开始工作后，他们认为是由于长时间站立（57.2%）、姿势不当（22.2%）以及工作时搬运重物/患者（20.6%）所致。年龄较大、女性、从业时间较长、超重/肥胖以及工作时搬运重物/患者与参与者中的腰痛显著相关。
尼日利亚索科托的医护人员中腰痛患病率较高；尽管腰痛也与年龄较大、女性、从业10年及以上、超重/肥胖以及工作时搬运重物/患者有关，但这些是已确定的预测因素。各医院的管理部门应通过设立“搬运小组”作为临时措施，防止工作场所接触重物/物体，并在其设施中实施“零搬运计划”。
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