Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Hairdressers in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Autor: Gebrerufael Solomon Tsegay, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Selam Desalegn Gezahegn, Desalegn Massa Teklemichael
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pain Research and Management, Vol 2021 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1203-6765
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/2408413
Popis: Low back pain is one of the major occupational health problems ranked the highest in terms of years lived with disability, and it has an economic burden on individuals and society in general. Hairdressers are high-risk professionals, but they are usually getting less attention in research and policy actions. The objective of this study is to assess the magnitude and associated factors of low back pain among hairdressers working in female beauty salons of Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was employed from January up to March 2018. A simple random sampling was applied to select 344 participants. Interviewer-administered, pretested, and structured questionnaire was used. Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 23. A p value of
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