Prevalence of low back pain and associated factors among young workers in traditional weaving of the informal sectors, Central and Southern Ethiopia

Tefera, Yifokire; Ahmed, Ansha N; Wondie, Yemataw; Yilma, Tesfahun Melese; Gebreegziabher, Hiruy Wubie; Weldegebreal, Manay Kifle; Abera, Haregewoin Tadesse; Sharma, Hardeep Rai

doi:10.1080/17450128.2019.1683926

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“…After removing duplicates and screening of titles and articles, 43 studies were selected for full-text review. Consequently, 13 eligible studies were included in this review (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). The literature search, selection, and reviewing process are depicted in the PRISMA flow diagram Figure 1.…”

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“…The summary analysis for point prevalence of LBP is shown in Figure 2. Twelve studies reported the twelvemonth prevalence of LBP (19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). The twelve-month prevalence of LBP was estimated about 56% (95% CI: 49-62).…”

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“…All studies (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30) provided sufficient data to determine associations with potential risk factors. The main association factors were directly extracted from these publications and summarized in Table 3.…”

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Prevalence of low back pain among the working Ethiopian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Mohammed

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Background and objective: Low back pain (LBP), as a musculoskeletal disorder, remains a common health problem and is one of the most prevalent occupational injuries affecting adults living in both developed and developing countries. To increase the power and improve the prevalence estimates of LBP among the working Ethiopian population, a comprehensive meta-analysis was carried out.Methods: A comprehensive systematic literature search was conducted through multiple international electronic bibliographic databases such as Web of Science, Pub Med, EMBASE, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Population-based studies with the prevalence of LBP among the working population living in Ethiopia were included. Meta-analyses, meta-regression, and sensitivity analysis was conducted. Funnel plot symmetry visualization followed by Begg's rank correlation, and Egger's regression asymmetry test methods were performed to detect the existence of publication bias. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed by using the Cochrane Q and I 2 statistics.Results: Overall, 719 articles were identified and 13 articles with 6513 participants met the inclusion criteria for metaanalyses. The pooled point and twelve-month prevalence of LBP among the working Ethiopian population was 49% (95% CI: 40-58) and 56% (95% CI: 49-62), respectively. Conclusion:The results showed a high prevalence of LBP among the working Ethiopian population, especially among teachers. We believe that prevention strategies addressing the early onset of LBP among the working population would most likely be the answer to the burden of LBP on future economies in Ethiopia.

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Prevalence of low back pain among the working Ethiopian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…However, data on gender distribution were missing in three of the included studies, namely, Lette et al [75], Lamina et al [73], and Wanamo et al [66]. e mean age of respondents ranges Sample size varied from 100 [73] to 814 [68] (mean � 433.09 ± 162.93); response rate varied from 82.3% [67] to 100% [57, 66, 69-71, 74, 76] (mean � 95 ± 5.23). ree studies (Jeon and Jeon [87], Yitayeh et al [72], and Abir et al [86]) did not report the response rates.…”

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“…e 12-month prevalence of LBP ranges from 3.21% in office workers to 82.93% in nurses. ere were about 6,753 cases of self-reported LBP out of the 13,265 study participants of the 30 studies that [57] 2019 Hotel housekeepers Amhara C/S Mekonnen [58] 2019 Public hospital nurses Oromia C/S Mekonnen [59] 2019 Barbers Amhara C/S Abebe et al [60] 2015 Hospital staff Oromia C/S Abebaw et al [61] 2018 Governmental primary schools AA C/S Yosef et al [62] 2019 Long-distance truck drivers, Modjo dry port AA C/S Kebede et al [63] 2019 Primary school teachers Tigray C/S Beyen et al [64] 2013 Primary and secondary school teachers Amhara C/S Belay et al [65] 2016 Public hospitals AA C/S Wanamo et al [66] 2017 Taxi drivers AA C/S Assefa [67] 2017 Hospital nurses AA C/S Tefera et al [68] 2019 Traditional young weavers SNNPR and AA C/S Tafese [69] 2018 Ammunition engineering industry workers Oromia C/S Tafese et al [70] 2018 Garment industry workers Oromia C/S Assefa [71] 2017 Metal and engineering industry welders AA C/S Yitayeh et al [72] 2015 Governmental health institution nurses Amhara C/S Lamina et al [73] 2009 Hospital nurses Oromia C/S Henok and Bekele [74] 2017 Backloading women SNNPR C/S Lette et al [75] 2019 Building construction workers Oromia C/S Girma [76] 2014 Selected garment workers AA C/S Bedru [77] 2016 Female beauty salon hair dressers AA C/S Etana [78] 2019 Banks workers Oromia C/S Regassa et al [79] 2018 Public hospital nurses Oromia C/S Hailu [80] 2018 Bishoftu automotive industry workers Oromia C/S Zungu and Nigatu [81] 2015 Ethiopian airlines aircraft technicians AA C/S Deksisa et al [82] 2019 Low back pain patients in health institutions Oromia C/C Yehualaw [83] 2017 Public and private hospitals nurses AA C/S Teklu [84] 2017 Cobble stone workers AA C/S Mijena et al [85] 2020 Public hospital nurses Harari and DD C/S Abir et al [86] 2017 Woreda offices workers Amhara C/S Jeon and Jeon...…”

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Work-Related Lower Back Pain and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jegnie

Afework

2021

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Introduction. Low back pain is the commonest musculoskeletal disorder affecting every socioeconomic group of the world’s population. The lifetime risk of developing low back pain is about 60%–80%. The pooled prevalence and associated factors of low back pain have not yet been determined in Ethiopia. Thus, this study was aimed at assessing the overall prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Ethiopia. Methods. A systematic search of PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar for observational studies reporting data on the prevalence and associated factors of low back pain was conducted. Relevant data were extracted with a standardized data extraction excel form. Stata 14 was employed for the meta-analysis. Heterogeneity was assessed by Cochran’s Q test and I2 values of a forest plot. Publication bias was checked using a funnel plot and Egger’s test. A random-effects model was used in the analysis. Result. A total of thirty-two studies were included for the systematic review. Twenty-four and sixteen studies were used to pool the overall low back pain prevalence and associated factors, respectively. The overall pooled annual prevalence of low back pain in Ethiopia was estimated to be 54.05% (95% CI: 48.14–59.96). Age, sex, body mass index, work experience, working hours, lack of safety training, awkward working posture, work shift, prolonged standing, lifting heavy objects, sleeping disturbance, history of back trauma, previous medical history of musculoskeletal disorder, and lack of adequate rest interval at work were significantly associated with low back pain. Conclusion. The current systematic review and meta-analysis revealed a higher prevalence of lower back pain in Ethiopia. Most of the low back pain epidemiological studies conducted in Ethiopia focused on specific occupational settings, making pooling of data and comparison with other countries challenging. Thus, further general population studies are recommended.

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Prevalence of low back pain among working Ethiopian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Arero

Mohammed

et al. 2020

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Background and objective Low back pain (LBP) as a musculoskeletal disorder remains a common health problem and is one of the most prevalent occupational injuries affecting adults living in both developed and developing countries. In order to increase the power and improve the estimates of the prevalence of LBP among working Ethiopian population, a comprehensive meta-analysis was carried out. Methods A comprehensive systematic literature search was conducted in multiple international electronic bibliographic databases such as Web of Science, Pub Med, EMBASE, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Population-based Studies into the Prevalence of LBP among working population living in Ethiopia were included. Methodological quality for included studies was appraised using an adapted tool. Meta-analyses, Meta-regression, and sensitivity analysis were conducted. Funnel plot symmetry visualization followed by Beggs rank correlation and Eggers regression asymmetry test methods were performed to detect the existence of publication bias. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed by using the Cochrane Q and I2-statistics. Results In all 719 articles were identified and 13 articles with 6513 participants met the inclusion criteria for meta-analyses after filtering. The pooled point and twelve-month prevalence of LBP among working Ethiopian population was 49% (95% CI 40; 58) and 56% (95% CI 49; 62) respectively. Conclusion The results showed the high prevalence of LBP among working Ethiopian population, especially among Teachers. We believe that Prevention strategies addressing the early onset of LBP among working population would most likely be the answer to the burden of LBP on future economies in Ethiopia.

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Prevalence of low back pain and associated factors among young workers in traditional weaving of the informal sectors, Central and Southern Ethiopia

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Prevalence of low back pain among the working Ethiopian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of low back pain among the working Ethiopian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of Self-Reported Work-Related Lower Back Pain and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Prevalence of low back pain among working Ethiopian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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