Abstract
Background: Low back pain is a common problem in global health. Low back pain is very commonly found with disabilities compared to other conditions. Complaints of the musculoskeletal system are complaints in parts of the skeletal muscles that a person feels from very mild to very painful. There is a possible factor that can cause the occurrence of lower back pain in health workers such as length of work in a day. This study aimed to analyze the length of work in a day for health workers. Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis and systematic study using electronic databases of Pubmed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Springer Link. The keywords for searching articles were as follows: risk factor, low back pain, medical person, health workers, Cross Sectional. The articles studied were full-text articles with cross-sectional study design. The articles were collected using PRISMA diagrams and analyzed using the ReviewManager 5.4. Results: Length of work by ³5 years (aOR=1.58; 95%CI=1.27 to 1.96; p<0.0001) was a factor that could increase the incidence of low back pain in health workers. The result was statistically significant. Tenure of work by ≥6 hours in a day (aOR= 1.53; 95%CI=0.71 to 3.29; p=0.28) was a factor that could increase the incidence of lower back pain in health workers. However, the result was statistically non-significant. Conclusion: Longer length of work/day increase the risk of lower back pain in health workers. Keyword s : tenure, low back pain, health workers Correspondence: Muh. Syaiful Akbar. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: asyaifulop@gmail.com. Mobile: 082325070569. Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health (2020), 05(02): 237-244 https://doi.org/10.26911/jepublichealth.2020.05.02.11
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