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Prevalence of pregnancy related low back pain among the pregnant women at the selected hospital in Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.author Shimul, Chanda
dc.date.accessioned 2014-05-12T11:54:40Z
dc.date.available 2014-05-12T11:54:40Z
dc.date.issued 2014-04-12
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/120
dc.description Dissertation (Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy) Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, CRP 2012-02-20 en_US
dc.description.abstract Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify the prevalence of pregnancy related low back pain among the pregnant women at selected hospitals in Bangladesh. Objective: The objective of the study was to find out the vulnerable age group of low back pain during pregnancy, discover the frequency of low back pain in the different trimesters of pregnancy and explore the information about the LBP & occupation of the pregnant women. Methodology: The study was performed in cross sectional study design. The study was conducted on musculoskeletal condition. The sample was collected through simple random sampling procedure and the samples were 100. The data was collected from Matrisadan O Shishu Shastho Proshikkhon Protisthan, Ajimpur, Care Hospital, Mohammadpur, 2nd Urban primary healthcare Project, Savar, Dhaka. The data was collected through questionnaire with face to face interview. The questions were structured and some close ended and some open ended. Data was analyzed with Microsoft Office Excel 2007 using SPSS 16 version software program. Result: In this study it was found that, the prevalence of Low back pain among the pregnant women was 51%.It is mostly occurred in more than 26 years old pregnant women. The housewives were mostly complaints of Low back pain. In case of 1st pregnancy or primigravida, low back pain was experienced most, it was 45.1% and in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy percentage of feeling low back pain was most, and it was 47.06%. Conclusion: Low back pain is very common during pregnancy. But there is lack of proper treatment of this Low back pain. They were not aware about existing physiotherapy services. Proper physiotherapy could be helpful to minimize this pain and prevent other pregnancy related complications also. So, in respect of Bangladesh, it is important to introduce obstetrical physiotherapy. This study can form a baseline for the physiotherapy service provision for the pregnant women with Low back pain. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, CRP en_US
dc.subject Low Back Pain diagnosis en_US
dc.subject Low Back Pain psychology en_US
dc.subject Low Back Pain rehabilitation en_US
dc.subject Musculoskeletal Diseases diagnosis en_US
dc.subject Musculoskeletal System anatomy & histology en_US
dc.title Prevalence of pregnancy related low back pain among the pregnant women at the selected hospital in Bangladesh en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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