Abstract:
Purpose: To compute the number of people having low back pain per hundred people
at a selected village in Nator. Objectives: To find out the prevalence of low back pain
among the people age over forty in a selected village; to identify vulnerable sex
affected by LBP; to determine the educational level of the participant; to determine
vulnerable age group of LBP; to assess the behavior of pain; to evaluate the possible
cause that might responsible for developing LBP and to identify participants treatment
seeking behavior. Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was
chosen to accomplish the objectives of the study. One hundred fifteen subjects were
selected conveniently from a selected village at Nator. A structural questionnaire was
developed through searching related literature. The participants were requested to
answer according to the developed format of the question. The answers were entered
into SPSS 16 software and analyzed as descriptive statistics. Results: The study
showed that the prevalence of low back pain among the villagers whose age over forty
is 70.4% (n= 81). Their mean age was 56.19 years and standard deviation (±11.24).
The study findings reveal the vulnerable age group for the development of low back
pain is 40-50 years old. The study finding also indicates that the prevalence of LBP among the male is two times greater than female. Most of male participants are farmer
(38.3%). The possible cause of LBP among the farmer might be related to lots of
bending work and 39.5% have constant pain. Conclusion: The result of the study
demonstrates that the prevalence of low back pain was 70.4%. And age, sex, prolong
bending posture had a positive effect on the LBP among the people.
