Low Back Pain At Work: Knowledge and Attitude of Sectional Heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadan

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dc.contributor.authorOkafor C Anita
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-22T12:33:00Z
dc.date.available2025-04-22T12:33:00Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.descriptionPhysiotherapy, Rehabilitation, Medical Health Sciencesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to find out the knowledge and attitude of sectional heads towards managing low back pain (LBP) at work at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. It was also aimed at identifying the difficulties encountered and the organizational needs required in the management of LBP at work. Twenty-nine sectional(16 male and 13 female) heads at the University Teaching Hospital participated in this cross-sectional survey. The participants completed a self-administered questionnaire, adapted from the Management of LBP in the Workplace Questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentages and inferential statistics of Chi square. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Twenty-six (89.7%) of the participants reported no difficulty in managing staff members with low back pain. Seventeen (58.6%) participants had poor knowledge, while 37.9% had fair to good knowledge of managing LBP at work. Twenty-two participants had a positive attitude towards managing staff members with low back pain. There was no significant association (p=0.307) between respondents’ knowledge and attitude towards managing workers with LBP. Organizing workshops for workers was the most frequently reported organizational support required for the management of LBP. Sectional heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadan have poor knowledge but a positive attitude towards managing workers with LBP.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDr. Adesola Odole, Prof Adegoke BOA, Okafor ACen_US
dc.identifier.issn2141-8322
dc.identifier.uri10.4314/ajprs.v3i1.6
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.run.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4298
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journals of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3; 1
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectLow back Painen_US
dc.subjectSectional Headsen_US
dc.titleLow Back Pain At Work: Knowledge and Attitude of Sectional Heads at the University College Hospital, Ibadanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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