FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW BACK PAIN SONGKET AT TALANG AUR VILLAGE SUBDISTRICT INDRALAYA DISTRICT OGAN ILIR

Abstract

Background : Low back pain is a pain occuring below part of the back and capable of moving to feet particulary in the back and outside. In working, the songket workers sit on a non-laying chair. It will result in the emerge of the low back pain. Based on the issue, it is carried out a research aiming to recognize any factors corerlating with to the low back pain of the workers.

Method : This research was conducted in 56 songket workers at Talang Aur village subdistrict Indralaya, district Ogan Ilir. This study uses cross sectional design. Data is processed and presented in frequency distribution tables, analyzed analytically by using chi square test. Data collected concist of secondary and primary data.

Result : From the analysis of chi square test is known, there is a relation between of age and the low back pain (p value=0,045), there is no correlation between the working period and the low back pain (p value=0,3), there is no correlation between the long time of work and the low back pain (p value=0,860), there is no correlation between the resting time and the low back pain (p value=1,00), there is no correlation between the body mass index and the low back pain (p value=0,412),and there is a relation between the sitting potition in work and the low back pain (p value=0,455).

Conclusion : Age has a significant statistical relationship with the complaint of low back pain. There was no statistically significant relationship between the period of employment, length of work, rest, and body mass index to the complaint of low back pain in songket producers at Talang Aur village year 2011.

Keyword: low back pain, workers