ArticleInternational journal of occupational and environmental health2015
Chronic low back pain among tobacco farmers in southern Brazil.
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- Mitigation of musculoskeletal disorders and postural stresses among tobacco cultivation workers in Andhra Pradesh, India.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Qualitative Study to Explore the Occupational and Reproductive Health Challenges among Women Tobacco Farm Laborers in Mysore District, India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The influence of cultural and religious factors on cross-national variations in the prevalence of chronic back and neck pain: an analysis of data from the global burden of disease 2019 study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders among Thai Burley Tobacco Farmers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review on the Epidemiology of Chronic Low Back Pain among Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Child Labor in Family Tobacco Farms in Southern Brazil: Occupational Exposure and Related Health Problems.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors in Thai rubber farmers.Journal of occupational health · 2016Article
- Back Pain Prevalence and Its Associated Factors in Brazilian Athletes from Public High Schools: A Cross-Sectional Study.PloS one · 2016Article
- Global Burden of Green Tobacco Sickness in Farm Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence, Gender Disparities, and Socio-Economic Determinants.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineReview
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Abstract
backgroundDespite tobacco farming involving intensive manual labor, chronic low back pain (CLBP) prevalence and associated factors are unknown among this occupational group.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted in southern Brazil. A random sample of tobacco farmers was interviewed. Socioeconomic and individual characteristics, occupational tasks, workloads, and comorbidities were investigated. Chronic low back pain prevalence was described in relation to independent variables, and associations were examined with Poisson regression.
resultsChronic low back pain prevalence was 8·4%. Increasing age, rearing two or more species of livestock (PR 1·65), exposure to tasks that require heavy physical exertion (PR 2·00), working in awkward postures (PR 1·36), green tobacco sickness (GTS) (PR 1·63), pesticide poisoning (PR 2·37), and minor psychiatric disorders (PR 2·55) were associated with CLBP.
conclusionsThis study found that CLBP is a relevant health problem among tobacco farmers and highlights understudied risk factors such as pesticide poisoning and GTS. Policies to minimize exposure to physiological and chemical workloads in tobacco planting to prevent CLBP are needed. Health professionals should be trained to diagnose and prevent acute low back pain episodes and thus prevent/minimize limitations and disabilities due to CLBP.
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