ArticleRevista de saude publica2016
Back pain prevalence and associated factors in children and adolescents: an epidemiological population study.
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- Does sedentary behaviour cause spinal pain in children and adolescents? A systematic review with meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of low back pain and its associated factors among school teachers in Africa.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Dose-response relationship between daily screen time and the risk of low back pain among children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of 57831 participants.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Sleep duration and compliance with sleep recommendations among Brazilian children and adolescents: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Jornal de pediatria · 2026Review
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- Abnormalities on Spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children and Adolescents: A Two-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- What is the cost of dedication to teaching? A school-based longitudinal quantitative study on habits and quality of life.PloS one · 2026Article
- Associations between school backpack loading, sitting time and low back pain among schoolchildren in Gaborone, Botswana.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between schoolbag weight and back pain in primary school children.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Observational
- Prevalence of spine pain among Tunisian children and adolescents and related factors.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal symptomatology in skeletally immature students carrying heavy backpacks: a cross-sectional study.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2024Article
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- Developing a Content Model of a Mobile-Based Application to Manage Patients with Low-Back and Neck Pain.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2024Article
- Upper crossed syndrome in secondary school students: A mixed-method study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023Article
- The Impact of Low Back Pain on the Quality of Life of Children between 6 and 12 Years of Age.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Chronic diseases and health conditions in adolescents: Sex inequalities.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Certainty of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Modelled Prevalence Estimates for Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Meta-Epidemiological Study.International journal of public health · 2023Review
- Narrative review of the prevalence and distribution of acute pain in children in the self-care setting.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2022Review
- Tools for Assessing Knowledge of Back Health in Adolescents: A Systematic Review Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and risk factors analysis for low back pain among occupational groups in key industries of China.BMC public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the prevalence of back pain among Brazilian school children and the factors associated with this pain.
methodsAll 1,720 schoolchildren from the fifth to the eight grade attending schools from the city of Teutonia, RS, Southern Brazil, were invited to participate in the study. From these, 1,597 children participated. We applied the Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument. The dependent variable was back pain, while the independent one were demographic, socioeconomic, behavior and heredity data. The prevalence ratio was estimated by multivariate analysis using the Poisson regression model (α = 0.05).
resultsThe prevalence of back pain in the last three months was 55.7% (n = 802). The multivariate analysis showed that back pain is associated with the variables: sex, parents with back pain, weekly frequency of physical activity, daily time spent watching television, studying in bed, sitting posture to write and use the computer, and way of carrying the backpack.
conclusionsThe prevalence of back pain in schoolchildren is high and it is associated with demographic, behavior and heredity aspects.
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