• Adamu Ahmad Rufa'i, Isma'ila Adamu Sa'idu, Rufa'i Yusuf Ahmad, Omar Salad Elmi, Salamatu Umar Aliyu, Abdurrahman Mohammed Jajere, and Abbas Abdullahi Digil.
• a Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medical Sciences , University of Maiduguri , Maiduguri , Nigeria.
• Arch Environ Occup Health. 2015 Jan 1; 70 (5): 251-5.

AbstractThis study investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and impact of low back pain (LBP) among professional drivers in Nigeria. Two hundred male drivers aged 19-64 years were recruited in the study. Data regarding prevalence, individual risk factors, and impact of LBP were obtained. The prevalence rate of LBP was 73.5%, and LBP have affected the driving performance of up to 74% drivers. After adjustment for age, LBP prevalence was associated with driving for >15 hours/day (odds ratio [OR]; 95% confidence interval [CI]): (0.04; 0.01, 0.20), driving car (5.52; 1.55, 19.64), and driving bus (10.49; 2.63, 41.82). No association was found between LBP prevalence and years spent driving. The study found that high prevalence of LBP affected the performance of a substantial percentage of the participants.

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