@article{ref1,
title="The prevalence of low back pain Among employees of a paediatric hospital in Nairobi",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2010",
author="Mutiso, V. M. and Amayo, E.",
volume="16",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="A268-A268",
abstract="Safety 2010 World Injury Conference, London, Abstract:  Safety 2010 World Injury Conference, London, Abstract:  Objective To determine the prevalence of Low Back Pain among employees at a paediatric hospital in Nairobi in the year 2005.Design Descriptive Cross sectional study.Setting A medium sized paediatric hospital in NairobiResults Questionnaires were sent to 347 employees of the hospital. The response rate was 19.3%. The age range was 25-57 years with a mean of 34 year. The majority were female comprising 67.2%.Nurses comprised 42.2% of the total. 63.6%had suffered back pain in that year of which 90.5% was located in the lower back. Conclusion: Low Back Pain is a common affliction among employees at this hospital.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/ip.2010.029215.952",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.952"
}