Low back pain in rural Tibet

Hoy, Damian; Toole, Michael J.; Morgan, Damien; Morgan, Chris

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(03)12254-4

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“…All of these solutions were also found to benefit older people and PLWHIV, especially reducing the distance to facilities (Sleap, 2006; USAID/HIP, 2011). For women in Tibet, the use of a 'back happy' tapstand, allowing them to fill and lift water jars without bending (Figure 4), is a simple means of improving quality of life (Hoy et al, 2003).…”

Section: Addressing Physical Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Water and sanitation for all in low-income countries

Jones

Fisher

Reed

2012

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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In Europe, legislation exists to ensure that infrastructure facilities and services are accessible to all. This may not work perfectly, but there is no longer a need to debate the principle of access for all. In low-income countries it is a different story. Improving accessibility to water and sanitation is technically straightforward and low cost. Greater challenges are posed by institutional and social barriers. However, evidence shows that increased advocacy and information, together with training of engineers about inclusive design, can reduce prejudice and increase understanding of different needs and solutions. Drawing on examples from Africa and Asia, this paper describes water and sanitation in low-income countries, explaining the barriers that prevent access for vulnerable users and gives an overview of inclusive design for latrines and water points.

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Section: Addressing Physical Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Water and sanitation for all in low-income countries

Jones

Fisher

Reed

2012

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal E

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“…Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Łódź, Poland IJOMEH 2015;28(2) 314 significantly differ from urban area, it does not seem reasonable to generalize the results of those studies [4]. Rurality is commonly assumed to represent a barrier to health care access and therefore is expected to result in lower health resource utilization.…”

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“…Low back pain (LBP) is the most frequent work related musculoskeletal complaint and one of the leading causes of health related problems in developed world [1][2][3][4]. LBP is a major public health problem in the USA, because more than 34 million (17%) adults report LBP [5].…”

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Prevalence of low back pain in non working rural housewives of Kanpur, India

Gupta¹,

Nandini²

2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: Housewives are nucleus of families but as the working, living, and social architecture in the rural areas significantly differ from developed or urban area, the results of urban population cannot be generalized. Hence the purpose of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence of low back pain in non working rural housewives. Also an attempt has been made to determine the impact of social burden on low back pain (LBP). Material and Methods: A sample of 301 non working rural housewives of Kanpur, aged between 30-70 years was selected. Hindi version of 3 appropriate scales Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire, Oswestry disability index and Zarit burden interview measuring musculoskeletal discomfort, low back disability and social burden were given to all the housewives. Results: Analysis of data reveals that both recent and yearly prevalence of LBP in rural housewives is 83%. More than 50% housewives have severe disability due to their LBP. Correlational analysis has shown that there is a significant impact of social burden on their disability due to low back pain. Conclusions: The findings of the present study suggest that 83% of the non working rural housewives have low back pain and activity restriction due to their pain. They have significant impact of social burden on their low back pain. High prevalence (83%) of low back pain among rural housewives is an alarming sign for our society. Better health-care measures to enhance rural housewives education about good posture, ergonomic measures, health schemes, health awareness, and activity pacing could help rural housewives.

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“…Chronic back pain is also defined as pain that persists for 12 weeks or longer, even after an initial injury or underlying cause of acute low back pain has been treated [3] . However, more recent reports from [8][9][10][11][12] suggest that prevalence rates are not that dissimilar from Western countries with one year prevalence in adults in these studies between 36% and 64%. A study done on truck drivers by [13] the prevalence was 62%.…”

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Age Specific Prevalence of Low Back Pain: A Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study

Sinha¹

2017

IJLSSR

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Low back pain in rural Tibet

Cited by 72 publications

References 2 publications

Water and sanitation for all in low-income countries

Water and sanitation for all in low-income countries

Prevalence of low back pain in non working rural housewives of Kanpur, India

Age Specific Prevalence of Low Back Pain: A Hospital Based Cross-sectional Study

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