Prevalence of back pain among high school students in a municipality in southern Brazil

Prevalence of back pain among high school students in a municipality in southern Brazil

Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of back pain in adolescent girls, and determine whether this pain is associated with socioeconomic, demographic, anthropometric, and behavioral factors. Methods: This was an epidemiological survey with a representative sample of 495 female high school s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fisioterapia em movimento 2016-03, Vol.29 (1), p.137-146
Hauptverfasser: Fonseca, Cíntia Detsch, Candotti, Cláudia Tarragô, Noll, Matias, Luz, Anna Maria Hecker, Santos, Antônio Cardoso dos, Corso, Carlos Otávio
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent health
Back pain
Brazil
ORTHOPEDICS
Prevalence
REHABILITATION
School health
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of back pain in adolescent girls, and determine whether this pain is associated with socioeconomic, demographic, anthropometric, and behavioral factors. Methods: This was an epidemiological survey with a representative sample of 495 female high school students, aged 14 to 18 years, in the municipality of São Leopoldo in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire with closed, standardized, coded, and tested questions. Bivariate analysis included the chi-square test (x2) and calculation of prevalence ratios (α
ISSN:0103-5150
1980-5918
0103-5150
DOI:10.1590/0103-5150.029.001.AO15