Prevalence of spinal pain in a population of Bosnia and Herzegovina

AIMS Public Health

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Antonija Hrkać¹  Roberta Perković¹  Branko Krišto²  Livia Puljak⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar;Cantonal Hospital;School of Medicine, University of Mostar;Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Health Care, Catholic University of Croatia

关键词: spinal pain;    back pain;    neck pain;    thoracic pain;    low back pain;    prevalence;   

DOI  :  10.3934/publichealth.2022053

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: AIMS Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence and risk factors of spinal pain in the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). MethodsThis was a cross-sectional survey conducted online in November/December 2018. Participants were inhabitants of BiH of both sexes, aged ≥ 16 years. The sample was stratified based on region and demographic characteristics. Current pain was analyzed; point prevalence was measured. ResultsWe received 1048 responses, of which data from 1017 could be used. The prevalence of spinal pain in BiH was 70.9%: 75.5% in women (n = 440) and 64.7% in men (n = 281). Low back pain (LBP) was more common compared to neck pain (NP) and thoracic pain (TP) in both sexes and all age groups. Significant associations with spinal pain in the bivariate analysis were found for the following groups: women, aged from 30 to 50 years, with high school education, employed persons and retirees, spinal pain in parents, smoking, irregular physical activity, longer use of TV or computer/mobile phone per day. ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the first study of the prevalence of spinal pain in BiH. Some factors associated with spinal pain are modifiable. Therefore, public health interventions should target those factors to reduce the burden of spinal pain in BiH.

【 授权许可】

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