low back pain and related factors among referees to health centers in dehloran, iran

background: various studies have reported the prevalence of low back pain in specific populations very differently. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of low back pain and related factors among the referees to health centers in dehloran, iran.   materials and methods: in this cross sectional study, two hundred and seventy three referees to health centers in dehloran who aged between 20 to 45 years old and were satisfied to be studied were entered to the study after providing signed written consent form. the data were collected using the valid/ reliable researcher -made quest­ionnaire. the validity of the questionnaire has been obtained by inserting the experts' views in the questionnaire and the reliability was mea­sured through cron­bach's alpha which was calculated as 78%. the data has been analyzed using spss16.   results: the lifetime prevalence of low back pain among the studied participants was 52.38%. there were significant relationship between low back pain and education level, residency location, hours per day working with computer and sedentary life style. (all p value were < 0.05).   conclusion: this study showed low back pain was prevalent among referees to health centers aged between 20 to 45 years old. sedentary life style and much working with computer were rela­ted significant factors.designing more interv­ention to prevent low back pain among the target group is recommended.