Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among university teaching staff in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain among university teaching staff in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study
Details	Disorders of the musculoskeletal system (MSDs) constitute the second most common cause of disability worldwide – accounting for 169,624,000 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) as of 2010 which is a 45.5% increase over 10 years. LBP was ranked as the first contributing factor to global disability out of 291 conditions investigated in 2010 and the third in Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa, measured in years lived with disability. LBP arises from several contributing factors, namely: socio-demographic, ergonomic and psychosocial predictors. The job description for teachers comprises a broad range of duties and responsibilities which may predispose teachers to LBP. For instance, while preparing teaching materials, teachers may experience prolonged sitting either in the office or at home. When delivering lectures, they may be upstanding for long hours, or may adopt awkward postures like bending, reaching and twisting. They may have to use inappropriate furniture such as immobile chairs without... Objectives Course Objective : To date, there are few studies carried out on low back pain (LBP) among university teaching staff in developing countries despite academics being a high-risk group for LBP. In Kenya, to the best of our knowledge, there are no published studies that have investigated risk factors for LBP among teaching staff. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of LBP among teaching staff of the University of Nairobi (UoN), during the period June 2016 – May 2017, and to identify its socio-demographic and work-related risk factors.. :
Competence	Public Health
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Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1