Prevalence of low back pain and its determinant factors among prehospital healthcare providers working in ambulance service centres in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: a cross-sectional study design
There was a high prevalence of LBP among prehospital healthcare providers. Also, predictors of twisting position, using ergonomic manual guidelines and call missions per week were significantly associated with LBP. Healthcare facilities should be retrofitted with equipment enabling work based on the principles of back ergonomics.
Authors
- Shegaw Tesfa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1917-5471)
- Yonas Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-5129)
- A. Lawrence Abel
- Kokeb Gezahegn
Institutions
- Wolkite University (ET)
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096986
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39