Table 5.
Association between behavioral and psychosocial determinants and low back pain among traditional cloth weavers in the Gulele sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022.
| Variables | Low back pain | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| Taking a break | Yes | 116 | 223 | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 175 | 146 | 2.30 (1.68, 3.15)*** | 0.89 (0.05, 14.73) | 0.936 | |
| Resting time in a working day | No break | 175 | 146 | 3.30 (1.03, 10.57)* | 3.22 (0.15, 68.58) | 0.453 |
| 1 h | 98 | 180 | 1.40 (0.46, 4.83) | 1.32 (0.39, 4.49) | 0.662 | |
| 2 h | 14 | 32 | 1.20 (0.33, 4.44) | 1.38 (0.33, 5.26) | 0.696 | |
| >3 h | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Regular physical activities | Yes | 87 | 151 | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 204 | 218 | 1.62 (1.17, 2.25)*** | 1.77 (1.21, 2.57)** | 0.003 | |
| Knowledge about the cause of low back pain | Yes | 118 | 265 | 1 | 1 | |
| No | 173 | 104 | 3.74 (2.70, 5.18)*** | 4.49 (3.14, 6.41)*** | 0.001 | |
| Job stress | Yes | 154 | 132 | 2.02 (1.48, 2.76)*** | 1.68 (1.18, 2.40)** | 0.004 |
| No | 137 | 237 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Job satisfaction | Yes | 78 | 155 | 1 | ||
| No | 213 | 214 | 1.98 (1.42, 2.76)*** | 1.63 (1.13, 2.36)** | 0.010 | |
Significant at *p ≤ 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01, ***p ≤ 0.001.
The bold values showed the independent variables are significantly associated with the outcome variable.