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The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers
OBJECTIVES: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders in the general population, especially among manual laborers. Moreover, it often brings about lost wages and additional medical expenses. However, the potential risk factors for LBP are unknown. This study aimed to...
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Japan Society for Occupational Health
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5373904/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27725486 |
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author | Udom, Chadayu Janwantanakul, Prawit Kanlayanaphotporn, Rotsalai |
author_facet | Udom, Chadayu Janwantanakul, Prawit Kanlayanaphotporn, Rotsalai |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders in the general population, especially among manual laborers. Moreover, it often brings about lost wages and additional medical expenses. However, the potential risk factors for LBP are unknown. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of LBP and to determine the individual, occupational, and psychosocial factors associated with LBP among rubber farmers. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 450 Thai rubber farmers using cluster random sampling. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews and objective examination and were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Of the 433 rubber farmers, the point and 12-month prevalence of LBP in rubber farmers was 33% and 55.7%, respectively. BMI, primary school education, exposure to pesticides, and tapping below knee level were statistically associated with LBP after controlling for other variables. CONCLUSIONS: Low back pain is common among rubber farmers. Only four factors were identified as being associated with the high prevalence of LBP. However, these factors might be altered if more variables are taken into account. Further research investigating the causal relation between these factors and LBP should be conducted. |
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spelling | pubmed-53739042017-04-21 The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers Udom, Chadayu Janwantanakul, Prawit Kanlayanaphotporn, Rotsalai J Occup Health Original OBJECTIVES: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders in the general population, especially among manual laborers. Moreover, it often brings about lost wages and additional medical expenses. However, the potential risk factors for LBP are unknown. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of LBP and to determine the individual, occupational, and psychosocial factors associated with LBP among rubber farmers. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 450 Thai rubber farmers using cluster random sampling. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews and objective examination and were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: Of the 433 rubber farmers, the point and 12-month prevalence of LBP in rubber farmers was 33% and 55.7%, respectively. BMI, primary school education, exposure to pesticides, and tapping below knee level were statistically associated with LBP after controlling for other variables. CONCLUSIONS: Low back pain is common among rubber farmers. Only four factors were identified as being associated with the high prevalence of LBP. However, these factors might be altered if more variables are taken into account. Further research investigating the causal relation between these factors and LBP should be conducted. Japan Society for Occupational Health 2016-09-30 2016-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5373904/ /pubmed/27725486 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Journal of Occupational Health is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view the details of this license, please visit (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Udom, Chadayu Janwantanakul, Prawit Kanlayanaphotporn, Rotsalai The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers |
title | The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers |
title_full | The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers |
title_fullStr | The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers |
title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers |
title_short | The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers |
title_sort | prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in thai rubber farmers |
topic | Original |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5373904/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27725486 |
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