Magnitude and Contributing Factors of Low Back Pain among Long Distance Truck Drivers at Modjo Dry Port, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

The magnitude and characteristics of low back pain in the last 12 months among respondents at Modjo Dry Port, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Frequency (n)	Percent
Presence of LBP (n = 400)
Yes	260	65
No	140	35
Nature of pain (n = 260)
Self-limiting without treatment	206	79.2
Continuous without treatment	54	20.8
Level of pain at episode (n = 260)
Mild	106	40.8
Moderate	117	45
Severe	37	14.2
Duration of LBP (n = 260)
Acute (<6 weeks)	10	3.8
Subacute (6–12 weeks)	29	11.2
Chronic (>12 weeks)	221	85
Spread of LBP to the lower part of the body (n = 260)
Yes	160	61.5
No	100	38.5