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Table 2 Characteristics of included articles in the systematic review and meta-analysis, 2018

From: Low back pain among nurses working in clinical settings of Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 years of studies

Authors name

Year of publication

Country

Region in the continent

Setting

Study design

Sample size

Sampling method

Measur-ement

Gender (%)

Mean age

Response rate (%)

No. of people with the outcome

Preval-ence (%)

Thembelihle D. et al

2018

South Africa

South

Regional Hospital

cross-sectional

373

Convenience

SSAQ

89% Female

NS

65.0

157

59

Asmare Y. et al.

2015

Ethiopia

East

Public Hospital & HC

cross-sectional

428

Survey

A-NMSQ

53.7% Female

30

91%

222

57.1

M M. Belay et al.

2016

Ethiopia

East

Public Hospital

cross-sectional

430

SRS

SSAQ + VAS

72.2% Female

30.6

92%

181

45.8

Lamina S. et al.

2009

Ethiopia

East

Public Hospital

cross-sectional

120

Convenience

SSAQ

NS

NS

83%

60

60

Lamina S. et al.

2009

Nigeria

West

Specialized hospital

cross-sectional

500

Convenience

SSAQ

NS

NS

82%

300

73.5

F. O. Omokhodion et al.

2000

Nigeria

West

Rural hospital

cross-sectional

80

Convenience

SSAQ

33.8% Female

43.8

93%

51

69

Sikiru L & Hanifa S

2010

Nigeria

West

Specialized hospital

cross-sectional

500

VB

SSAQ

63.7% Female

39.2

82%

300

73.5

Muhammed A. et al

2015

Nigeria

West

UTH

cross-sectional

120

multi- stage

SSAQ

NS

NS

82%

81

82.7

Mukaruzima Lela

2010

Rwanda

East

Military Hospital

cross-sectional

133

SRS

IPAQ+NMDQ

82% Female

34.5

82%

88

78

Thembelihle D.

2010

South Africa

South

Public Hospital

cross sectional

373

SRS

SSAQ

79.3%Female

NS

72%

158

59

Chandeu Mwilila

2008

Tanzania

East

MOI

cross sectional

312

Purposive

SSAQ

83.6%Female

35.9

54%

126

73.6

Wided B. et al

2017

Tunisia

North

Teaching hospital

cross-sectional

329

Survey

Borg CR-10 scale, JCQ

NS

39.8

61.70%

125

58.1

Ian G Munabi. et al.

2014

Uganda

East

Public Hospital

cross-sectional

880

Survey

DMQ & NMDQ

85.7%Female

35.4

85.40%

459

61.9

Mengestie M. et al.

2016

Ethiopia

East

Public Hospital

cross-sectional

395

SRS

SSAQ

72.2%Female

30.6

91.9

166

45.8

Betty C.

2015

Kenya

East

Both public & private hospitals

cross-sectional

169

SRS

SSAQ

76.9%Female

35

76.9

100

76.9

Amany M. et al.

2014

Egypt

North

Public Hospital

cross-sectional

150

Purposive

OLBDQ

100%Female

NS

100

119

79.3

Ziadi B. et al.

2014

Algeria

North

Public Hospital

cross-sectional

450

SRS

SSAQ

NS

NS

66.7

200

66.7

Bolanle MS. et al.

2010

Nigeria

West

UH,GH,PH

cross-sectional

160

SRS

SSAQ

97.5%Female

36.4

80

56

44.1

Chiwaridzo et al.

2018

Zimbabwe

East

Public Hospital

cross-sectional

208

Stratified RS

NMDQ

84.6%Female

32

55.7

65

55.7

  1. A-NMSQ adapted from nordic musculoskeletal questionnaires, DMQ Dutch musculoskeletal questionnaire, GH General Hospital, HC Health Center, IPAQ International Physical Activity Questionnaire, JCQ job content questionnaire, MOI Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, NMDQ Nordic musculoskeletal disorder questionnaire, NS not stated, OLBDQ Oswestry low back disability questionnaire, PH Private Hospital, RS random sampling, SRS systematic random sampling, SSAQ standardized self-administered questionnaire, UH University Hospital, UTH University Teaching Hospital, VB volunteer based and VAS visual analog scale