ABSTRACT A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence and the factors associated with low back pain (LBP) among 814 young workers ranging from 14 to 17 years of age engaged in the informal sector of traditional weaving in Central and Southern Ethiopia. Standard modified data collection tools such as Nordic, Quick Exposure Check, Thermal comfort assessment question and Health and Safety Executives Management Standard questions for work-related stress assessment were used. Data were entered in Epi-Info version 3.5 and exported to STATA version 12 for analysis and descriptive statistics; bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the associated factors. The prevalence of LBP among young workers was 48.9%, and 14.0% of it responded to severe LBP. Working seat without backrest (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.6; 95% CI 1.5‒4.3), working 7 days in a week (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI 1.2‒5.0), workplace thermal level as warm (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.1‒2.6), work at night (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.1‒2.5) and awareness on workplace safety as a protective effect (AOR = 0.4; 95% CI 0.2‒0.8) were statistically significant with LBP at p < 0.05. LBP was highly prevalent among young workers in the informal sector of traditional weaving. Thus, intervention should be focused on work condition improvement, strengthening labor inspection service and enforcement of legal standards.

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埃塞俄比亚中部和南部非正规部门传统编织中青年工人的腰背痛患病率及相关因素

摘要进行了一项横断面研究，以确定埃塞俄比亚中部和南部地区从事传统编织的非正式部门的814名14至17岁的青年工人的腰背痛（LBP）的患病率和相关因素。使用标准的经过修改的数据收集工具，例如北欧标准，快速暴露检查，热舒适性评估问题以及与工作有关的压力评估的健康和安全主管管理标准问题。数据以Epi-Info 3.5版输入，并导出到STATA 12版进行分析和描述性统计；采用双因素和多因素逻辑回归分析来确定相关因素。青年工人中LBP的患病率为48.9％，其中14.0％对严重LBP有反应。不带靠背的工作座椅（调整后的优势比（AOR）= 2.6； 95％CI为1.5‒4.3），一周工作7天（AOR = 2.5； 95％CI为1.2‒5.0），工作场所的热量水平为温暖（AOR = 1.7） ； LBP； 95％CI 1.1‒2.6），夜间工作（AOR = 1.7； 95％CI 1.1‒2.5）和对工作场所安全的保护作用意识（AOR = 0.4; 95％CI 0.2‒0.8）在LBP中具有统计学意义在p <0.05。LBP在传统编织的非正式部门的年轻工人中非常普遍。因此，干预应集中在改善工作条件，加强劳动监察服务和执行法律标准上。5）LBP在p <0.05时，对工作场所安全作为保护作用的认识（AOR = 0.4; 95％CI 0.2‒0.8）在统计学上显着。LBP在传统编织的非正式部门的年轻工人中非常普遍。因此，干预应集中在改善工作条件，加强劳动监察服务和执行法律标准上。5）LBP在p <0.05时，对工作场所安全作为保护作用的认识（AOR = 0.4; 95％CI 0.2‒0.8）在统计学上显着。LBP在传统编织的非正式部门的年轻工人中非常普遍。因此，干预应集中在改善工作条件，加强劳动监察服务和执行法律标准上。