Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain among Medical Professionals Working In Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Dhaka City (original) (raw)
Bangladesh Journal of Neurosurgery
Background: Health care workers are most frequently suffering from lower back pain. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to determine the prevalence and the effects of low back pain among health care providers working in Dhaka city. Methodology: This descriptivecross sectional study was conducted in Department of Neurosurgery at National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 2012 to June 2013 for a period of one (1) year. The physicians and nurses who were working in the public hospital at any age group of both male and female were selected as study population. The details of the history of the physicians and nurses regarding their life style, hour of practising, and the mode of work and so on were asked in face to faced interview. A survey was carried out to174 conveniently selected participants to be filled and completed. Both descriptive and inferential tests were reported. Result:A total number of 117 medical professional were recruited fr...
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