Department of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Jan 8;21(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-3018-x.
BACKGROUND: Neck pain is the major cause of morbidity and absenteeism from university lessons among medical students worldwide. Medical students are more exposed and appear to have neck pain because of their length of study to achieve their professional goals. However, up to the knowledge of the researcher, there is a scarcity of literature conducted on prevalence and associated factors of neck pain among medical students in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with neck pain among medical students at Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences, Tigray, Ethiopia. METHOD: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2018 to May 2018. A structured questionnaire adapted from the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was distributed to 422 participants using a self-administered questionnaire in Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences Tigray, Ethiopia. Independent variables which had a significant association were identified using logistic regression models. Results were reported by using texts and frequency distribution tables. RESULT: A total of 422 participants involved in this study, with a 99.3% response rate. Previous 12 months self-reported prevalence of neck pain among medical students was found to be 49.2% with 95%CI (44.5-54%). Previous history of neck pain (AOR: 11.811, 95%CI: 5.460-25.549), physical exercise (AOR: 2.044, 95%CI: 1.233-3.387), duration of reading (AOR: 1.502, 95%CI: 0.236-2.780) and awkward posture (AOR: 3.87, 95%CI: 2.311-6.484) were factors significantly associated with neck pain. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The current study showed that nearly half of the study participants self-reported to have suffered neck pain in the preceding 12 months. Past history of neck pain, physical exercise, duration of reading and awkward neck posture are likely to be significantly associated neck pain among medical students in Ethiopia. Engaging in consistent physical exercise has a protective effect against neck pain. Therefore, Medical students are recommended to carry out a regular physical exercise for a minimum of twenty to thirty minutes per day.
背景：在全球范围内，颈部疼痛是导致医学生缺勤和学业中断的主要原因。医学生由于学习时间长，为了实现自己的专业目标，似乎更容易出现颈部疼痛。然而，据研究人员所知，目前在埃塞俄比亚，针对医学生颈部疼痛的患病率及其相关因素的研究文献还很少。因此，本研究旨在确定提格雷梅克勒大学健康科学学院医学生颈部疼痛的患病率及其相关因素。
方法：本研究采用基于机构的横断面研究，于 2018 年 4 月至 5 月进行。研究人员采用北欧肌肉骨骼问卷改编的结构问卷，对 422 名参与者进行了自填式问卷调查。使用逻辑回归模型确定与颈部疼痛有显著关联的独立变量。结果以文字和频率分布表的形式报告。
结果：共有 422 名参与者参与了这项研究，响应率为 99.3%。研究发现，医学生在过去 12 个月中自我报告的颈部疼痛患病率为 49.2%，95%置信区间（CI）为 44.5-54%。颈部疼痛的既往史（比值比[OR]：11.811，95%CI：5.460-25.549）、体育锻炼（OR：2.044，95%CI：1.233-3.387）、阅读时间（OR：1.502，95%CI：0.236-2.780）和不良姿势（OR：3.87，95%CI：2.311-6.484）是与颈部疼痛显著相关的因素。
结论和建议：本研究表明，近一半的研究参与者报告在过去 12 个月内患有颈部疼痛。颈部疼痛的既往史、体育锻炼、阅读时间和不良颈部姿势可能与埃塞俄比亚医学生的颈部疼痛显著相关。经常进行体育锻炼对预防颈部疼痛有保护作用。因此，建议医学生每天至少进行 20-30 分钟的定期体育锻炼。
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