Research Article

Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Primary School Teachers in Mekele City, North Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Factors associated with low back pain among primary school teachers in Mekele City, north Ethiopia, 2017.

VariablesLow back painCrude odds ratioAdjusted odds ratio
Yes (%)No (%)(95% CI)(95% CI)

Sex
 Male185 (66.1)95 (33.9)11
 Female272 (82.2)59 (17.8)2.36 (1.62, 3.44)3.23 (0.69, 15.02)
Age (years)
 <3092 (66.2)47 (33.8)1
 30-40156 (73.6)56 (26.4)1.42 (0.89, 2.26)0.30 (0.72,1.33)
 ≥41209 (80.4)51 (19.6)2.09 (1.31, 3.33)0.42 (0.56, 2.42)
Marital status
 Single79 (61.7)49 (38.3)1
 Married307 (80.6)74 (19.4)2.02 (1.32, 3.09)2.70 (0.80, 9.10)
 Other71 (69.6)31 (30.4)4.00 (1.93, 8.29)4.07 (0.75, 22.15)
Work experience (in years)
 <1059 (46.1)69 (53.9)11
 11-24253 (66.4)128 (33.6)2.13 (1.35, 3.34)2.56 (0.38, 14.00)
 >2554 (52.9)48 (47.1)2.14 (1.26, 3.65)2.64 (0.29, 19.29)
Monthly income (ETB)
 >3501209 (78.9)56 (21.1)2.38 (1.43, 3.95)1.15 (0.21, 6.38)
 2501-3500190 (75.7)61 (24.3)1.98 (1.20, 3.28)1.01 (0.19, 5.43)
 <250058 (61.1)37 (38.9)11
Sleeping disturbance
 Yes196 (85.6)33 (14.4)2.75 (1.79, 4.22)6.99 (2.20, 13.63)
 No261 (68.3)121 (31.7)11
Have stress
 Yes302 (81.2)70 (18.8)2.33 (1.61, 3.39)1.07 (0.48, 2.37)
 No155 (64.9)84 (35.1)11
Regular physical exercise
 Yes330 (78.0)93 (22.0)11
 No127 (67.6)61 (32.4)1.58 (1.40, 5.48)1.46 (1.29, 5.10)
Prolonged standing during session
 Yes363 (77.7)104 (22.3)2.85 (1.34, 7.46)4.78 (3.75, 9.32)
 No92 (63.9)52 (36.1)11
Length of breaking time between session
 Less than 15 minutes202 (78.9)54 (21.1)2.35 (1.47, 3.74)2.88 (0.68, 7.66)
 Up to 1 hour177 (77.6)51 (22.4)2.18 (1.35, 3.50)1.61 (0.59, 4.35)
 More than 1 hour66 (64.1)37 (35.9)11
Have asthma
 Yes84 (83.2)17 (16.8)1.81 (1.04, 3.16)0.95 (0.28, 3.25)
 No373 (73.1)137 (26.9)11
Previous back pain injury
 Yes144 (87.8)54 (12.2)2.36 (1.23, 4.53)2.11 (0.36, 4.88)
 No226 (54.7)187 (45.3)11

indicates those respondents who are divorced/widowed.