LOW BACK PAIN AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN CUTTACK, ODISHA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

The purpose of the present study was to search prevalence low back pain and its associated factors in secondary school teachers Cuttack, Odisha. For this purpose, 457 school’s aged 26-60 years were contacted from various schools Cuttack city, those 191 (76 male 115 female) confirmed for by self- informative questionnaire. Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire a self-constructed questionnaire applied measure socio-demographic economic characteristics participants. results revealed that overall LBP last 12 months among 41.79%, female (60.20%) affected more than their counterparts. Some factors, such as excessive work load, sleeping disturbance (especially teachers), prolonged standing classroom, physical inactivity adversely towards health wellbeing causing them. It also found maximum (75.00%) (58.26%) had minimum disability Index category. might be concluded addressing work-related individual would essential decrease magnitude problem.
 Keywords: pain, Prevalence, Associated Secondary