Department of Environmental Health Science, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 13;11:1181591. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181591. eCollection 2023.
The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders particularly low back pain is significantly high among common informal or small-scale enterprises within developing countries like weaving. However, there is little information on risk factors for low back pain in the informal sector such as the weaving sector in the areas of Addis Ababa as well as in Ethiopia. Therefore this study was aimed to assess the magnitude of low back pain and its associated factors among traditional cloth weavers in the Gulele sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study with internal comparison was conducted from June 1, 2022, and August 30, 2022. A total of 660 traditional cloth weavers were included in the study by using a systematic random sampling method to select participants in each of cooperatives as well as individual households in 5 woredas in Gulele sub-city. The data was analyzed and managed using SPSS version 20. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to control potential confounding factors and to determine the association. Among 660 (100%) respondents, 330 (50%) of them experienced low back pain after starting weaving. Out of the respondents with low back pain through their job career, 291 (44.1%) of them experienced low back pain during the last 12 months. Working greater than 8 h per day (AOR = 4.60, 95%CI: 2.35, 8.87), working with frequent bending (AOR = 3.32, 95%CI: 1.49, 7.40), job stress (AOR = 1.68, 95%CI: 1.18, 2.40) were among factors significantly associated with the occurrence of low back pain. This study has shown a high prevalence of low back pain among traditional cloth weavers which indicates the need for immediate public health action. However, very small improvements in the working condition, weaving tools design, working methods can potentially lead to large benefits.
在发展中国家，如纺织业，常见的非正规或小规模企业中，与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病（尤其是腰痛）的患病率非常高。然而，在非正规部门（如纺织部门），如在亚的斯亚贝巴及埃塞俄比亚的其他地区，有关腰痛风险因素的信息很少。因此，本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴古勒勒分区传统织布工的腰痛程度及其相关因素。这是一项横断面研究，内部比较，于 2022 年 6 月 1 日至 2022 年 8 月 30 日进行。采用系统随机抽样方法，从古勒勒分区的 5 个沃莱德中选择每个合作社以及个体家庭的参与者，共有 660 名传统织布工参加了这项研究。使用 SPSS 版本 20 对数据进行分析和管理。采用多变量逻辑回归分析来控制潜在的混杂因素并确定关联。在 660 名（100%）应答者中，330 名（50%）在开始织布后出现腰痛。在因工作而经历腰痛的应答者中，291 名（44.1%）在过去 12 个月中经历过腰痛。每天工作 8 小时以上（AOR=4.60，95%CI：2.35，8.87）、频繁弯腰工作（AOR=3.32，95%CI：1.49，7.40）、工作压力（AOR=1.68，95%CI：1.18，2.40）与腰痛的发生显著相关。本研究表明，传统织布工腰痛的患病率很高，这表明需要立即采取公共卫生行动。然而，对工作条件、织机设计、工作方法的微小改进可能会带来巨大的好处。
