Table 1.

Characteristics of the included studies to determine the pooled prevalence of LBP among weavers of low-and middle - income countries, 2024

Authors	Publication Year	Country	Continent	Study Design	Method of data collection	Weaving Type	Sample Size	Prevalence (%)	Quality Score (%)
Terfe et al [59]	2023	Ethiopia	Africa	Cross-sectional	Interview and observation	Cloth	660	44.1	87.5
Choobineh et al [64]	2007	Iran	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview and observation	Carpet	1439	81	75
Haftu et al [40]	2023	Ethiopia	Africa	Cross-sectional	Interview and observation	Cloth	420	46.9	100
Durlov et al [57]	2014	India	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	175	68	87.5
Gada et al [56]	2024	India	Asia	Case control	Interview	Carpet	200	51.5	62.5
Tefera Zele et al [34]	2020	Ethiopia	Africa	Cross-sectional	Interview and observation	Cloth	814	48.9	100
Hossain et al [55]	2018	Bangladesh	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	230	27.4	62.5
Jamil et al [23]	2022	Bangladesh	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	250	82	75
Kaboré and Schepens [60]	2023	Burkina Faso	Africa	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	247	85.4	100
Laeek Ahemad et al [41]	2021	India	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	234	100	100
Naz et al [54]	2015	India	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	64	76.56	62.5
Nazari [53]	2024	Iran	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Carpet	240	83.5	75
Zinabu et al [61]	2024	Ethiopia	Africa	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	414	76.3	100
Nazari et al [52]	2012	Iran	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Carpet	200	100	62.5
Pavana [63]	2021	India	Asia	Cross-sectional	Self-administration	Cloth	221	79.2	87.5
Satheeshkumar and Krishnakumar [25]	2020	India	Asia	Cross-sectional	Self-administration	Cloth	361	61.77	87.5
Telaprolu and Anne [26]	2014	India	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview and Observation	Cloth	227	375	75
Thongsuk and Geater [49]	2021	Thailand	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Carpet	163	96.3	62.5
Nejad et al [51]	2021	Iran	Asia	Cross-sectional	Interview	Carpet	91	90.1	75
Zinabu et al [62]	2024	Ethiopia	Africa	Cross-sectional	Interview	Cloth	403	63.5	100