A systematic review and meta-analysis of low back pain and its associated factors among school teachers in Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low back pain (LBP) is a key social, economic, and public health problem in the world. The impact of LBP is given less priority and is empirically unrepresented in low- and middle-income countries as a result of the focus on more pressing and life-threatening health issues, including infectious diseases. In Africa, the prevalence of LBP is irregular and increasing among schoolteachers on account of teaching activities performed under suboptimal working conditions. Therefore, the objective of this review was to estimate the pooled prevalence and associated factors of LBP among school teachers in Africa.

Methods

This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed based on the PRISMA guidelines. A comprehensive systematic literature search focused on LBP in Afric

SUBMITTER: Tesfaye AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276421 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature