Prevalence of low back pain among the people age over forty at a selected village in Nator

Abstract

Purpose: To compute the number of people having low back pain per hundred people at a selected village in Nator. Objectives: To find out the prevalence of low back pain among the people age over forty in a selected village; to identify vulnerable sex affected by LBP; to determine the educational level of the participant; to determine vulnerable age group of LBP; to assess the behavior of pain; to evaluate the possible cause that might responsible for developing LBP and to identify participants treatment seeking behavior. Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was chosen to accomplish the objectives of the study. One hundred fifteen subjects were selected conveniently from a selected village at Nator. A structural questionnaire was developed through searching related literature. The participants were requested to answer according to the developed format of the question. The answers were entered into SPSS 16 software and analyzed as descriptive statistics. Results: The study showed that the prevalence of low back pain among the villagers whose age over forty is 70.4% (n= 81). Their mean age was 56.19 years and standard deviation (±11.24). The study findings reveal the vulnerable age group for the development of low back pain is 40-50 years old. The study finding also indicates that the prevalence of LBP among the male is two times greater than female. Most of male participants are farmer (38.3%). The possible cause of LBP among the farmer might be related to lots of bending work and 39.5% have constant pain. Conclusion: The result of the study demonstrates that the prevalence of low back pain was 70.4%. And age, sex, prolong bending posture had a positive effect on the LBP among the people.