Nursing, Wolkite University, Welkite, Ethiopia.
Midwifery, Wolkite University, Welkite, Ethiopia.
BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 8;12(6):e055749. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055749.
Although the study of low back pain (LBP) among healthcare workers in Ethiopia is becoming common, it mainly focused on nurses leaving obstetrics care providers aside. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of LBP among obstetrics care providers in public hospitals in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia.
An institution-based cross-sectional study.
The study settings were nine public hospitals in Amhara Region.
Randomly selected 416 obstetrics care providers working in public hospitals in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
The outcomes of this study were the prevalence of LBP in the last 12 months among obstetrics care providers and its associated factors.
Overall, the prevalence of LBP was 65.6% (95% CI 61.5% to 70.2%) among obstetrics care providers in the last 12 months.Female gender (AOR 2.33, 95% CI 1.344 to 4.038), not having regular physical exercise habits (AOR 8.26, 95% CI 4.36 to 15.66), job stress (AOR 2.21, 95% CI 1.24 to 3.92), standing longer while doing procedures (AOR 2.04, 95% CI 1.14 to 3.66) and working more than 40 hours a week (AOR 2.20, 95% CI 1.09 to 4.45) were significantly associated with LBP.
About two-thirds of obstetrics care providers working in public hospitals in the Amhara region reported LBP. The prevalence of LBP was higher among those who did not have regular physical exercise habits, had job stress, stood longer than 1 hour while doing procedures, worked more than 40 hours a week and female obstetrics care providers. Providing resting periods, decreasing the working hours of obstetrics care providers in a week, and counselling on the importance of doing regular physical exercise help to reduce the prevalence of LBP.
尽管埃塞俄比亚医护人员腰痛（LBP）的研究越来越普遍，但主要集中在离开产科护理人员的护士身上。本研究的目的是评估埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉地区公立医院产科护理人员 LBP 的患病率及其相关因素。
基于机构的横断面研究。
研究地点为阿姆哈拉地区的 9 家公立医院。
随机抽取在阿姆哈拉地区公立医院工作的 416 名产科护理人员。
总体而言，在过去 12 个月中，产科护理人员 LBP 的患病率为 65.6%（95%CI 61.5%至 70.2%）。女性（AOR 2.33，95%CI 1.344 至 4.038）、没有定期体育锻炼习惯（AOR 8.26，95%CI 4.36 至 15.66）、工作压力（AOR 2.21，95%CI 1.24 至 3.92）、手术时站立时间较长（AOR 2.04，95%CI 1.14 至 3.66）和每周工作超过 40 小时（AOR 2.20，95%CI 1.09 至 4.45）与 LBP 显著相关。
在阿姆哈拉地区公立医院工作的产科护理人员中，约有三分之二报告腰痛。没有定期体育锻炼习惯、工作压力大、手术时站立时间超过 1 小时、每周工作超过 40 小时以及女性产科护理人员的 LBP 患病率较高。提供休息时间、减少产科护理人员每周工作时间、并就定期进行体育锻炼的重要性进行咨询，有助于降低 LBP 的患病率。
