Backache prevalence among groups with long and normal working day.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-46172
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
to describe the prevalence of backache among groups with long and normal working day.DESIGN:
A cross sectional study of prevalence of backache among groups with long and normal working day. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Among the 19 wards of Kirtipur municipality, ward no. 11 was selected as a random cluster. 64 households of different socioeconomic status were selected at random. Total of 64 individuals from these households were selected in the study.CONCLUSION:
The backache was found to be 62.5% prevalent. 75.8% of individuals in long working day category were found to be suffering from backache whereas 48.4% in normal working day group were suffering from it.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Poverty
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Social Class
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Time Factors
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Work
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Cluster Analysis
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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