Prevalence, predisposing factors, and turnover intention related to low back pain among health workers in Accra, Ghana

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Publicat a:PLoS One vol. 20, no. 1 (Jan 2025), p. e0317582
Autor principal: Tawiah, Philip Apraku
Altres autors: Appiah-Brempong, Emmanuel, Okyere, Paul, Adu-Fosu, Geoffrey, Ashinyo, Mary Eyram
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520 3 |a BackgroundGlobally, low back pain (LBP) is responsible for disability among 60.1 million people. Health workers face a higher likelihood of being exposed to LBP compared to employees in the construction and manufacturing sectors. Data on LBP among hospital workers in Ghana are however limited. This study examined the prevalence, predisposing factors and turnover intention related to LBP among health workers in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.MethodsA multi-centred facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Greater Accra region from January 30 –May 31, 2023. A multi-stage sampling technique was adopted, and the study participants were selected through proportion-to-size simple random sampling. STATA 15 software was used for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with LBP at a p < 0.05.ResultsA survey was conducted among 607 health workers in 10 public and private hospitals. The prevalence of LBP was 81.6% [95% CI: (78.2%-84.6%)]. Advanced age [AOR = 1.07 (1.00, 1.16)], working for more than 5 days in a week [AOR = 8.14 (2.65, 25.02)], working overtime [AOR = 2.00 (1.16, 3.46)], rarely involved in transferring patients [AOR = 3.22 (1.08, 9.60)], most of the time involved in transferring patients [AOR = 6.95 (2.07, 23.26)], awkward posture during work [(AOR = 2.36 (1.31, 4.25)], perceived understaffing [(AOR = 1.84 (95% CI = 1.04–3.27)], sleep duration ≥ 8 [AOR = 0.54 (0.31, 0.97)] and sitting intermittently at work [AOR = 0.31 (0.12, 0.80)] were factors significantly associated with LBP. A substantial number, 123 (24.9%), occasionally had intention of leaving their jobs.ConclusionThe study revealed a high proportion of low back pain (LBP), and turnover intention attributed to LBP. Moreover, organizational and occupational factors were found to be significantly associated with LBP. These findings underscore the importance of targeted interventions aimed at reducing the burden of LBP within these specific areas. 
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653 |a Population 
653 |a Occupational health 
653 |a Questionnaires 
653 |a Low back pain 
653 |a Regression analysis 
653 |a Medical personnel 
653 |a Pain 
653 |a Random sampling 
653 |a Sampling techniques 
653 |a Workloads 
653 |a Nurses 
653 |a Sample size 
653 |a Open data 
653 |a Back pain 
653 |a Sampling methods 
653 |a Hospitals 
653 |a Occupational exposure 
653 |a Statistical sampling 
653 |a Manufacturing industry 
653 |a Sociodemographics 
653 |a Response rates 
653 |a Data collection 
653 |a Professionals 
653 |a Patients 
653 |a Midwifery 
653 |a Social 
700 1 |a Appiah-Brempong, Emmanuel 
700 1 |a Okyere, Paul 
700 1 |a Adu-Fosu, Geoffrey 
700 1 |a Ashinyo, Mary Eyram 
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