Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain among health care providers in public hospitals of Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Biruk GashawbezaElias Ezo

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2022)

About four in 10 health care providers in public hospitals in the Gamo zone were suffering from low back pain. Therefore, using ergonomic equipment and lifting techniques and alternating posture while caring for patients may reduce the burden.

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