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Prevalence, predisposing factors, and turnover intention related to low back pain among health workers in Accra, Ghana

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  • Philip Apraku Tawiah
  • Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong
  • Paul Okyere
  • Geoffrey Adu-Fosu
  • Mary Eyram Ashinyo

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Background: Globally, low back pain (LBP) is responsible for disability among 60.1 million people. Health workers face a higher likelihood of being exposed to LBP compared to employees in the construction and manufacturing sectors. Data on LBP among hospital workers in Ghana are however limited. This study examined the prevalence, predisposing factors and turnover intention related to LBP among health workers in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. Methods: A multi-centred facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Greater Accra region from January 30 –May 31, 2023. A multi-stage sampling technique was adopted, and the study participants were selected through proportion-to-size simple random sampling. STATA 15 software was used for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with LBP at a p

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  • Philip Apraku Tawiah & Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong & Paul Okyere & Geoffrey Adu-Fosu & Mary Eyram Ashinyo, 2025. "Prevalence, predisposing factors, and turnover intention related to low back pain among health workers in Accra, Ghana," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(1), pages 1-23, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0317582
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317582
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