Backache prevalence among groups with long and normal working day.
OBJECTIVE
to describe the prevalence of backache among groups with long and normal working day.


METHODS
A cross sectional study of prevalence of backache among groups with long and normal working day.


METHODS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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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Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College. amiseason@yahoo.com
D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D009790:Occupations; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014937:Work / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*