• Tropical doctor · Jan 2004

    Low back pain in an urban population in Southwest Nigeria.

    • Folashade O Omokhodion.
    • Occupational Health Unit, Department of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
    • Trop Doct. 2004 Jan 1; 34 (1): 17-20.

    AbstractThis cross-sectional study was designed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for low back pain in an urban community. A house-to-house enquiry was conducted using a questionnaire administered by trained interviewers. Four hundred and seventy-four respondents, 271 men (57%) and 203 women (43%) participated in the study. The 12-month prevalence of low back pain was 44%, while the point prevalence was 39%. Back pain was more prevalent among men (49%) than women (39%). It was also associated with a history of trauma and low educational status. The prevalence of back pain was highest among farmers (85%) and lowest among housewives (32%). The prevalence of low back pain in this community is comparable to levels recorded in industrialized countries. However, in this study low back pain did not feature as a main cause of morbidity, accounting for a mean of 3 days off work per person per year.

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