Epidemiological Profile of Low Back Pain in industry | ||
| Journal of High Institute of Public Health | ||
| Article 11, Volume 33, Issue 3, July 2003, Pages 555-572 | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2003.194825 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Kamal F. Kamel; Bahiga Hafez; Mohamed Ibrahim; Fathi El Gamal; Mona Shawky | ||
| Community Medicine Department, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Low back pain is one of the commonest health problem encountered in almost all ages, irrespective to sex, ethnic origin, and social status. Moreover, work-related low back pain is recognized as an important source of human suffering and incapacitation constituting economic, medical, and social problems in many industrialized countries. The present study was conducted aiming at revealing the epidemiological pattern of Low Back Pain [LBP] among the production industrial workers in the Egyptian Electric and Plastics Company, El-Nisr Varta Battery Factory. Moreover, risk factors that may play a role in developing LBP were also studied. The target population was 250 production workers who were subjected to fulfil a complete personal, medical and occupational questionnaire and complete medical examination including some anthropometric measurements, as well as special disability questionnaire and weight lifting analysis, also, sickness absenteeism was also analysed using the workers' insurance health records. 126 workers were found suffering from LBP, the remaining 124 workers were not suffering from LBP. The first group showed a history of back trauma, in addition they were heavier with higher BMI than the second group. The first group had a longer duration of employment, and their job required a longer standing and walking duration than the group with no LBP, however the duration spent in awkward postures didn't differ between the two groups. Lifting index was found to be significantly higher in the first than the second group. Similarly the number of sickness absence spells and the duration of sickness absence are significantly more in the group with LBP than those with no LBP. Duration of employment, having an extra job, long standing duration, push/pull task and lifting index were found to be significant predictors of LBP , however, long standing duration, duration of employment, lifting index and BMI were found to affect ODS and PIl significantly. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Epidemiological Profile; Low Back Pain; industry | ||
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