Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Hairdressers in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and individual characteristics associated with LBP among the study participants, April 2018 (n = 314).

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)	LBP (yes)		LBP (no)
			Frequency	Percent (%)	Frequency	Percent (%)
Gender
Female	289	92.0	140	48.4	149	51.6
Male	25	8.0	9	36.0	16	64.0
Age group
≤24	152	48.4	63	41.4	89	58.6
25–29	112	35.7	58	51.8	54	48.2
≥30	50	15.9	28	56.0	22	44.0
Marital status
Married	96	30.6	57	59.4	39	40.6
Single	218	69.4	92	42.3	126	57.7
Number of children
No child	223	71.0	98	43.9	125	56.1
1 child	52	16.6	25	48.1	27	51.9
≥2 children	39	12.4	26	66.7	13	33.3
Educational status
Primary school	89	28.3	48	53.9	41	46.1
Secondary school	183	58.3	78	42.6	105	57.4
Higher education	42	13.4	23	54.8	19	45.2
Work experience (years)
≤2 years	117	37.3	46	39.3	71	60.7
3–5 years	122	38.9	65	53.3	57	46.7
>5 years	75	23.8	38	50.7	37	49.3
Monthly income (Birr)
≤1500	133	42.4	52	39.1	81	60.9
1501–3000	106	33.8	62	58.5	44	41.5
>3000	48	15.2	23	47.9	25	52.1
Body mass index (BMI)
Underweight	39	12.4	11	28.2	28	71.8
Healthy	248	79.0	99	39.9	149	60.1
Overweight	27	8.6	17	63.0	10	37.0
Household activity
Yes	92	29.3	57	62.0	35	38.0
No	222	70.7	92	41.4	130	58.6
Physical activity
Yes	27	8.6	7	25.9	20	74.1
No	287	91.4	142	49.5	145	50.5