Journal of Environmental and Public Health / 2021 / Article / Tab 2 / Review Article
Prevalence of Self-Reported Work-Related Lower Back Pain and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies, part two: sampling technique, data collection tool, sample size, response rate, mean age, and low back pain cases.
Authors Sampling technique Data collection tool Sample Response rate (%) Mean age and SD Gender LBP cases F M Wami et al. [57 ] Systematic IAQ 422 100 26.71 ± 4.9 388 34 245 Mekonnen1 [58 ] Systematic IAQ 418 99 31.39 ± 7.01 233 185 266 Mekonnen2 [59 ] Systematic IAQ 429 98.8 26.38 ± 4.78 56 373 239 Abebe et al. [60 ] Simple IAQ 263 90.7 33.5 ± 6.7 126 137 109 Abebaw et al. [61 ] Cluster and simple IAQ 771 93.2 33 ± 10.63 378 393 340 Yosef et al. [62 ] Systematic IAQ 400 94.8 37.7 ± 9.13 0 400 260 Kebede et al. [63 ] Simple SAQ 611 93 40 ± 9.38 331 280 457 Beyen et al. [64 ] Stratified SAQ 602 90.9 38 ± 11.02 191 411 324 Belay et al. [65 ] Simple SAQ 395 91.9 30.6 ± 8.4 285 110 181 Wanamo et al. [66 ] Systematic IAQ 422 100 35.28 ± 10.06 NR 271 Assefa [67 ] Convenience SAQ 316 82.3 31.6 ± 8.4. 193 123 147 Tefera et al. [68 ] Multistage IAQ 814 99 14–17 years 221 593 398 Tafese [69 ] Simple IAQ 660 100 30.1 ± 8.1 211 449 384 Tafese et al. [70 ] NR IAQ 422 100 26.9 ± 7.2 370 52 274 Assefa [71 ] Simple IAQ 422 100 26 (MA) 112 310 262 Yitayeh et al. [72 ] Census IAQ 389 NR 30 ± 5.8 209 180 175 Lamina et al. [73 ] Simple SAQ 100 83 NR NR 60 Henok and Bekele [74 ] Convenience IAQ 422 100 >15 422 0 255 Lette et al. [75 ] Simple SAQ 410 97.2 31.32 ± 7.54 NR 105 Girma [76 ] Stratified and simple IAQ 422 100 29 (MA) 355 67 184 Bedru [77 ] Multistage IAQ 599 98.3 25 (MA) 472 127 428 Etana [78 ] Simple IAQ 335 98 31 ± 5.27 80 255 181 Regassa et al. [79 ] Systematic SAQ 301 90.4 NR 142 159 124 Hailu [80 ] Simple IAQ 412 97.6 28.6 ± 5.7 155 257 148 Zungu and Nigatu [81 ] Randomly SAQ 294 93 31 43 251 NR Deksisa et al. [82 ] Proportional IAQ 300 NA 30 (MA) 132 168 NA Yehualaw [83 ] Census IAQ 410 91.5 28.67 ± 5.46 306 104 340 Teklu [84 ] Simple IAQ 512 95 NR 102 410 335 Mijena et al. [85 ] Simple SAQ 404 96 30.4 ± 8.733 225 179 154 Abir et al. [86 ] Simple and purposive IAQ and DR 343 NR NR 212 131 11 Jeon and Jeon [87 ] Cluster IAQ 116 NR 49 43 73 46 Delele et al. [88 ] Multistage IAQ 723 85.6 11.5 ± 2.7 423 297 50
IAQ: interviewer-administered questionnaire; F: female; SAQ: self-administered questionnaire; DR: document review; NR: not reported; M: male; MA: median age; SD: standard deviation; NA: not applicable.
Standardized Nordic questionnaire for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms; .