A cross sectional study to determine the prevalence and risk factors of low back pain among public technical institute staff in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Abstract

There is a lack of quantitative data regarding exposure response relationships between low back pain (LBP) and associated risk factors among institute staff in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. This study explored such associations in an analytic cross-sectional study. Data collection was carried out with a self-administered questionnaire. A total of 70 (90%) institute staff from Koya Technical Institute (KTI) participated in this study. The findings indicated that 61.4% of KTI staff report LBP. Independent variables significantly associated with reporting LBP (P value <0.05) during past 12 months were smoking (OR=10.882; 95%CI=1.301-90.995) and job tenure (OR=3.159; 95% CI=1.072-9.312). In conclusion, LBP is significantly associated with smoking and years worked; therefore, workers should be educated on the effects of smoking not only as it relates to LBP, but also how it affects the whole body and how to quit it. This can be done through health promotion campaigns and programs sponsored by the university.

Prevalence of obesity-associated with health issues among Koya Technical Institutes Staff in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

“…This study raises and demonstrates the argument of body overweight and some diseases associated with obesity and position of working amongst staffs, around 54.7% to 18% is higher than other academic staffs such as the previous investigation among Malaysia university staffs, who reported the total rate of body fat and obesity was 31.1% to 11.8% respective (Rampal et al, 2007, Khudhir et al, 2017b. Overweight prevalence has been reported in southern China was 25.8% and 7.9% respectively.…”

“…Globally, many kinds research approved to find detection the body ailment the comorbidities to obesity and have fundamental roles in blindness among many aging patients in consequence diabetic retinopathy, furthermore obesity have a strong association with hormonal abnormality especially in women (Wsoo M. A., 2017, Mohammed andYousif, 2019). However, in Iraq, which is considered a lowermiddle-income country according to the world bank, very little data is available on the extent of the problem of obesity in the academic staffs and some other factors such as disease and low back pain lead to decreased activity and increase the chance to obesity (Khudhir et al, 2018, Khudhir et al, 2017a. The Aim and objectives of the study were to survey the complication of body fat with associated to many factors among the staff of Koya technical institute.…”

Prevalence and Occupational Risk Factors of Low Back Pain among Health Care Workers in Operating Rooms at Mansoura University Main Hospital

“…3 High physical workload and work stress have recently been added to this list of LBP causes. 6 In addition, demographic variables including age, sex, physical state, smoking, and workplace stress can also threaten the HCWs to progress into LBP. 7 Also, the main ergonomic factors are awkward postures, carrying 8 LBP remains the most common reason for early retirement, sickness absence, and job changes among the workers.…”

Work-related risk factors and the prevalence of low back pain among low wage workers: results from a cross-sectional study

“…It has become a major public health problem among the working population in recent years. This problem results in disability, poor services and sickness absences in working places [3–5]. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are impairments of body structures such as muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, nerves, bones and the localized blood circulation system.…”