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Table 4 The 12 month prevalence of LBP among Botswana teachers in relation to physical and psychosocial factors

From: Low back pain among school teachers in Botswana, prevalence and risk factors

Risk factorsa

% with LBP

P value

Much physical effort

 

0.012

No

51.3

 

Yes

58.5

 

Lift heavy loads

 

0.832

No

55.4

 

Yes

57.3

 

Rapid physical activity

 

<0.001

No

51.2

 

Yes

62.2

 

Awkward body position

 

<0.001

No

52.2

 

Yes

64.6

 

Awkward arm position

 

<0.001

No

51.4

 

Yes

66.9

 

Decision latitude

 

0.275

No

59.7

 

Yes

54.7

 

Psychosocial job demands

 

0.015

Low

48.9

 

High

57.4

 

Job insecurity

 

0.388

Low

54.9

 

High

58.3

 

Co-worker support

 

0.105

Low

60.9

 

High

54.7

 

Supervisor support

 

0.394

Low

58.1

 

High

54.6

 

Social support

 

0.897

Low

56.9

 

High

55.5

 

Job dissatisfaction

 

0.017

Low

51.7

 

High

58.6

 
  1. aStatistical associations between independent variables and LBP were evaluated using chi-squared. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) are marked in bold.