A meta-analysis of the association between physical demands of domestic labor and back pain among women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Back pain (BP) is among the most common musculoskeletal problems globally and is a leading contributor to disability among adults. Millions of women especially those in low-income settings, engage in strenuous domestic activities that may increase their risk of BP. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to estimate the association between physically demanding domestic labor (PDDL) which is characterized as intensity, frequency, duration of work and biomechanical risk factors of work and BP among women.

Methods

Five databases were searched for records published from January 1991 to March 2020; and results from 11studies were included in the meta-analysis. A random effects model and the generic inverse-variance method was used to estimate the pooled odds ratio (OR),

SUBMITTER: Osinuga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8045256 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature