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 value of <0.05 was used to declare statistical significance. A total of 314 hairdressers participated, with a 91.3% response rate. The study found that the prevalence of low back pain was 47.5% with 95% CI (41.8–53.1). Marital status (AOR: 0.40, 95% CI (0.23–0.71)), awkward posture (AOR: 2.59, 95%CI (1.45–4.63)), working greater than 4 days in a week (AOR: 5.12, 95% CI (1.94–13.70)), the task of washing the client’s hair (AOR: 4.45, 95% CI (1.93–10.26)), having adjustable washing basin (AOR: 0.35, 95% CI (0.18–0.69)), job stress (AOR: 0.45, 95% CI (0.27–0.77)), and job satisfaction (AOR: 0.58, 95% CI (0.34–0.98)) were factors that show a statistically significant association with low back pain. This study found that low back pain is a major health problem among hairdressers. Marital status, awkward postures, working days per week, the task of washing the client’s hair, adjustable washing basin, job stress, and job satisfaction show a strong association with low back pain. The result suggests that effective intervention strategies for low back pain need to include ergonomic improvements and psychosocial and behavioral aspects of the participants.

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埃塞俄比亚北部美发师的腰背痛及相关因素：跨部门研究

腰痛是主要的职业健康问题之一，按残障者的生存年限排名最高，并且对个人和整个社会都有经济负担。美发师是高风险的专业人士，但通常在研究和政策行动中受到的关注较少。这项研究的目的是评估在埃塞俄比亚北部Mekelle的女性美容院工作的美发师中下背部疼痛的程度和相关因素。从2018年1月至2018年3月进行了一项横断面研究。通过简单的随机抽样选择了344名参与者。使用访谈者管理，预先测试和结构化的问卷。使用版本23的SPSS进行了双变量和多变量二元logistic回归分析。<0.05的值用于声明统计显着性。共有314名美发师参加，回应率为91.3％。研究发现，腰背痛的患病率为47.5％，CI为95％（41.8-53.1）。婚姻状况（AOR：0.40，95％CI（0.23-0.71）），尴尬的姿势（AOR：2.59，95％CI（1.45-4.63）），一周工作超过4天（AOR：5.12，95％CI （1.94–13.70）），洗客户头发的任务（AOR：4.45，95％CI（1.93–10.26）），具有可调节的洗手盆（AOR：0.35，95％CI（0.18–0.69）），工作压力（AOR：0.45，95％CI（0.27–0.77））和工作满意度（AOR：0.58，95％CI（0.34–0.98））是​​与下腰痛在统计学上显着相关的因素。这项研究发现，腰背痛是美发师中的主要健康问题。婚姻状况，尴尬的姿势，每周工作日，洗头的任务，可调节的洗脸盆，工作压力和工作满意度与腰痛密切相关。结果表明，针对下腰痛的有效干预策略需要包括人体工程学的改善以及参与者的社会心理和行为方面。