Health Problems and Health Seeking Behaviour of Hospital Cleaners in a Tertiary Health Facility in South West Nigeria

Ilesanmi, Olayinka Stephen

doi:10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n6p187

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“…The present study shows a 12-month LBP prevalence rate of 78.2% among the cleaning workers. This prevalence rate slightly exceeds the rate of 72% and 63% reported by, [13,14] respectively, among janitorial workers in tertiary health institutions in Nigeria. It is similar to the rate observed among peasant farmers in a rural community, also in north-eastern Nigeria [19] just as the street cleaning workers in this study and is also comparable to that of peasant farmers in south-eastern Nigeria.…”

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“…LBP is one of the musculoskeletal conditions that has been extensively studied in several occupational groups such as farmers, hospital workers, drivers and janitorial workers. [10][11][12][13][14] A high prevalence rate of 72.4% and 67% has been reported among peasants' farmers in South-west and South-South Nigeria, respectively. [11,12] The prevalence rate among cleaners or janitorial workers was reported as 77.2% [14] in South-South Nigeria and 63.1% [13] in South-West Nigeria.…”

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“…[10][11][12][13][14] A high prevalence rate of 72.4% and 67% has been reported among peasants' farmers in South-west and South-South Nigeria, respectively. [11,12] The prevalence rate among cleaners or janitorial workers was reported as 77.2% [14] in South-South Nigeria and 63.1% [13] in South-West Nigeria. A rate of 46% among staff in the rural hospital in South-western Nigeria has been reported, [10] while a prevalence rate of 45.5% has been reported among sanitation workers and urban cleaners in Brazil.…”

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Prevalence of low Back Pain among Street Cleaners in Northeastern Nigeria

Yunoos

Dankoly

2021

Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences

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Context: Street cleaners assume bending and twisting positions for a long period while on the job, making them to be susceptible to low back pain (LBP). Aims: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of LBP among street cleaners in North-eastern Nigeria. Settings and Design: Sample of convenience was to recruit 381 participants who were street cleaners working within Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. Subjects and Methods: A conveniently sampled participants (n = 381) completed sociodemographic form, Nordic LBP Questionnaire and LBP risk factors form. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data, and Chi-square statistics were used to explore the differences in LBP prevalence by sociodemographics. Results: The present study shows a 12-month LBP prevalence rate of 78.2% and a crude point (7 days) prevalent rate of 55.1% among the workers, and this condition tend to occur more frequently among those in the age group between 58 and 67 years than their counterparts in the lower age groups (P = 0.001). Male cleaners tend to report LBP more frequently than their female counterparts (P = 0.011), and those with primary or qur'anic education also reported LBP more frequently than their counterparts with secondary or tertiary education (P = 0.046). Performing the same task over and over and working in the same position for long periods were the most frequently chosen risk factors pre-disposing the workers to LBP on their job. Conclusions: The present study identified the needs for workers ergonomic education and employers' consideration for ergonomically fit tools, as potential solution to addressing LBP as an occupational hazard among the workers.

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Prevalence of low Back Pain among Street Cleaners in Northeastern Nigeria

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2021

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“…However, the preferential use of private hospitals was consistently observed in a study [24] among people in a university community where it was reported that most of them patronized private health care services but this, was not similarly observed in the study done by Ilesanmi et al [25], where the respondents, who were hospital cleaners, mostly patronized the government hospitals followed by Chemist shops with a few utilizing the private health care services. In these cases, socioeconomic status and probably the level of education, may have contributed to the type of health care services that were preferentially utilized, with people in a higher socioeconomic class tending to use private health care services.…”

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Health Care Seeking Behaviour and Predictors of Combined Orthodox and Traditional Health Care Utilization among Households in Communities in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Duru¹,

Iwu²,

Uwakwe³

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Background: Health care seeking behaviour is a complex, dynamic and multidimensional process that involves a sequence of remedial actions that are influenced by the interaction between the individual, household and community with the intention of addressing perceived ill health. Objective: To determine health care seeking attitude and behaviour and the predictors of combined orthodox and traditional health care use among households in communities in Owerri, Imo State. Nigeria. Methods: A cross sectional design that used a multistage random sampling technique to select 500 participants from households in two communities in Owerri, Imo State. Data was collected using a pretested, semi structured questionnaire. Descriptive analyses were done with frequencies and summary statistics. Chi square statistics were computed to determine significant relationships and binary logistic regression was used to determine predictors of combined use. P was set at 0.05 significance level. Results: The results revealed that, while just more than half of the respondents (56.4%) had a moderate to good level of overall knowledge of health care, almost all of the respondents (96.2%) also had a moderate to good level of overall positive attitude towards seeking health care; with less than one third (29.4%) using combined orthodox and traditional health care treatments. It further revealed that, respondents who were female, traders and from households of polygamous families were significantly more likely to use

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“…In numerous occupational categories, it is one of the musculoskeletal disorders that has been thoroughly investigated (5,6).The 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study estimated that LBP is among the top 10 diseases and injuries that account for disability-adjusted life years worldwide (7). The magnitude of LBP is varied from 46 to 77% in different parts of the world(8-12).…”

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Magnitude of work-related low back pain and associated factors among cleaners at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: institutional based-cross- sectional study

Jember

Fentanew

Belete

et al. 2022

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Background work-related low back pain is one of the musculoskeletal conditions that has been extensively seen in several occupational groups. It is the more common occupational health problem. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the magnitude of work-related low back pain and associated factors among cleaners at Gondar University comprehensive specialized hospital. Method An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July to October 2021. Data analysis was done by SPSS Version-20 statistical software. Both bi-variable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were computed, and in the multivariable logistic regression analysis model, P-values less than 0.05 were considered statically significant. Result The findings of this study revealed that the magnitude of work-related low back pain among cleaners in the study area was 46.4% (95%CI;41.2%-51.5%) during the last 12 month. Always bend and twist body part (AOR:2.07,95%CI:1.86–5.03), Always Working above physical limit (AOR:3.59,95%CI:1.71–7.55) and always adapt awkward posture (AOR:2.91,95%CI:1.35–6.28) were factors associated with low back pain among cleaners. Conclusion The magnitude of work -related low back pain among cleaners in the study area was nearly half. Always bend and twist body part, working above physical limit and adapting an awkward posture were all significantly associated with low back pain in cleaners.

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Health Problems and Health Seeking Behaviour of Hospital Cleaners in a Tertiary Health Facility in South West Nigeria

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Prevalence of low Back Pain among Street Cleaners in Northeastern Nigeria

Prevalence of low Back Pain among Street Cleaners in Northeastern Nigeria

Health Care Seeking Behaviour and Predictors of Combined Orthodox and Traditional Health Care Utilization among Households in Communities in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Magnitude of work-related low back pain and associated factors among cleaners at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: institutional based-cross- sectional study

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