DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i11.013

Pages: 1890-1894

Background: Most employees will suffer from low back discomfort at some point in their working lives. Directly, low back pain affects employees and their families, but indirectly, it affects businesses and governments as well. Objective: In this study our main goal is to evaluate the frequency of Lower Back Pain as an Occupational Hazard among Health Worker. Method: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study of 100 consecutively recruited health professionals who consented to the study during 1st February 2020–30th April 2020. The study was conducted amongst health workers at Tertiary Hospital. Results: During the study, (40%) were 30 or below 30 years old, (26.6%) 31-40 years and (20%) 41-50 years. 30% were doctor and nurse, followed by 50% in health sector by 5-10 years, 66% had history of smoking and 50% were overweight. 60% female lower back pain followed by 50% underweight had lower back pain, 60% patients who had smoking history had lower back pain, in addition 50% who were in 5-10 years of health practice had lower back pain. 41.9% who worked in OPD had back pain, followed by 40% who alied health had lower back pain, patients who worked >8 hours had lower back pain, 50% who were bending, 60% who were lifting, 70% who standing alone for long time, 65% who were pushing patients had lower back pain most. Conclusion: Health professionals had low back pain at a significant incidence, despite the fact that the majority of the causes were avoidable and were both personal and occupational. When physically handling patients, healthcare professionals should prioritize both their own back health and the requirements of their patients and customers. Workplace risks like these may be mitigated by the application of ergonomic design principles, work organization, back health education programs, and adaptive tools in our resource-constrained environments.