The prevalence of low back pain Among employees of a paediatric hospital in Nairobi

Abstract

Objective To determine the prevalence of Low Back Pain among employees at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi in the year 2005. Design Descriptive Cross sectional study. Setting A medium sized paediatric hospital in Nairobi Results Questionnaires were sent to 347 employees of the hospital. The response rate was 19.3%. The age range was 25-57 years with a mean of 34 year. The majority were female comprising 67.2%.Nurses comprised 42.2% of the total. 63.6%had suffered back pain in that year of which 90.5% was located in the lower back. Conclusion: Low Back Pain is a common affl ic-tion among employees at this hospital.