TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The prevalence of low back pain Among employees of a paediatric hospital in Nairobi
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Mutiso, V. M.
A1  - Amayo, E.
SP  - A268
EP  - A268
VL  - 16
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - 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 Nairobi  Results 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 /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2010.029215.952
ID  - ref1
ER  -