Prevalence and associated behavioral factors of low back pain in high school students: Case study in Kaennakhon Wittayalay School

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are serious problems in student, especially low back pain, caused by vary activities in the class. Although, it is light activity it can be high risk musculoskeletal disorders and result in quality of life in long time. The aim of this study was to investigate prevalence and associated behavioral factors of low back pain in the past 12 months high school students. The cross-sectional study was conducted in students aged 15 -19 years old. Using a questionnaire adapted from the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire in Thai version. Data analysis was done by descriptive statistics and Inferential Statistics (95%CI) to describe the prevalence of low back pain, and adjusted OR were carried out by multiple logistic regression. The prevalence of low back pain during the past 12 months was 26.97% (95%CI 23.60 – 30.34). The students who sit with chair without a backrest for 2 days or more per week were more likely to experience low back pain more than those sit with chair without a backrest less than 2 days per week (OR = 1.53; 95% CI = 1.08 – 2.17; P-value = 0.016). The findings of this study concluded that low back pain is the serious problem which affect more than one fourth of high school students, and associated behavioral factors of low back pain should be concern to prevent chronic low back pain among those.