International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences

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Original Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Primiparous Women Visiting Maternity Hospitals During Different Months of Pregnancy
Behrooz Nazari¹, Mehrdad Zamani Esfahlani¹, Abbasali Dorosti², Farhad Mirzaei³
¹Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ²Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ³Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
IJWHR 2020; 8: 401-405 DOI: 10.15296/ijwhr.2020.64 Viewed : 2334 times Downloaded : 2489 times. Keywords : Low back pain, Primiparous, Prevalence, Risk factor
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Abstract

Objectives: Pregnancy is one of the pleasant periods of a woman’s life that turns into a bitter experience by common complications such as low back pain (LBP). Due to prevailing climatic conditions in Iran and the harmful social norms concerning Iranian women, the present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of pregnancy-related LBP and its influencing factors during different months of pregnancy. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 on 550 pregnant women for LBP who were eligible based on the inclusion criteria. The research instruments were a demographic questionnaire, a LBP examination, and the visual analog scale (VAS). The obtained data were analyzed using the chi-square test, the independent t test, and multiple logistic regression in SPSS 20, and a P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The prevalence of LBP was 67.27%, and the most important factors influencing pregnancy-related LBP were maternal age (OR = 950, P < 0.008), gestational age (OR = 1.023, P = 0.015), body mass index (OR = 802, P = 0.045), duration of sitting (OR = 1.812, P = 0.036), and the duration of standing (OR = 1.625, P = 0.042). Conclusions: Overall, there was a high prevalence of pregnancy-related LBP in primiparous women in the present study and its predisposing risk factors included advanced maternal age, obesity, and low level of ability to sit and stand for a long time.