Table 2: Cost implications and activity limitation of respondents as a result of low back pain in the past 12 months.
|
Variable |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
(N = 190) |
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|
Cost of treatment of LBP (In Naira) |
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|
No cost |
6 |
3.2 |
|
Less than N1000 |
40 |
21.1 |
|
N1000-N5000 |
76 |
40.0 |
|
N5000-N10000 |
68 |
35.8 |
|
Work absence |
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|
Yes |
93 |
48.9 |
|
No |
97 |
51.1 |
|
N = 93 |
|
|
|
Duration of work absence |
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|
Less than 1 month |
44 |
47.3 |
|
1-3 months |
23 |
24.7 |
|
> 3 months |
26 |
8.0 |
|
Estimated cost in terms of lost hours (In Naira) |
||
|
No cost |
21 |
22.6 |
|
Less than N1000 |
3 |
3.2 |
|
N1000-N5000 |
33 |
35.5 |
|
N5000-N10000 |
36 |
38.7 |
|
Activities respondents had difficulty in carrying out when their back pain was at the worst during the past 12 months |
Mild-Moderate |
Severe-Extreme |
|
|
Frequency (%) |
Frequency (%) |
|
Walking |
109 (57.4) |
81 (42.6) |
|
Sitting |
113 (59.5) |
77 (40.5) |
|
Standing |
98 (51.6) |
92 (48.4) |
|
Lying |
98 (51.6) |
92 (48.4) |
|
Dressing |
115 (60.5) |
75 (39.5) |
|
Stooping |
103 (54.2) |
87 (45.8) |
|
Climbing stairs |
91 (47.9) |
99 (52.1) |
|
Getting out of a chair |
119 (62.6) |
71 (37.4) |