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ArticleHealth SA = SA Gesondheid2021

Back pain in pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Carmen Hawker, Laura O'Connor, Poovendhree Reddy, Firoza Haffejee, Maureen N Sibiya, Dorinda Borg, Shanaz Ghuman, Thembilihle S P Ngxongo, Nalini Govender

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Article in Health SA = SA Gesondheid, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carmen HawkerDepartment of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7168-1788
Laura O'ConnorDepartment of Chiropractic, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5447-1970
Poovendhree ReddyDepartment of Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0197-8951
Firoza HaffejeeDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3908-8949
Maureen N SibiyaDVC Teaching and Learning, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1220-1478
Dorinda BorgDepartment of Somatology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3819-3309
Shanaz GhumanDepartment of Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-9871
Thembilihle S P NgxongoDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1009-5480
Nalini GovenderDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4047-6340
Durban University of Technology · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBack pain is not uncommon in pregnant women, but it is often under-reported and can be disabling. International studies report a high prevalence of back pain, especially in the last trimester. Little is known about the prevalence of back pain in South African pregnant women.

aimTo determine the prevalence and risk factors of back pain in a cohort of pregnant women.

settingPublic primary healthcare clinics and the eThekwini municipality of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa.

methodsA descriptive cohort design was used to survey pregnant women (

resultsThe respondents were young Black African women (mean age of 25.8 (± 6.0), who were mostly unemployed (70.7%), and resided in a resource poor setting. Back pain prevalence at the first antenatal visit and the third trimester was 12.4% (

conclusionThe prevalence of back pain was low in this cohort of women, yet it resulted in a negative impact on the women's ability to cope with daily life. CONTRIBUTION: This is one of the first studies to describe back pain in a South African pregnant population.

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back painpregnancyprevalencerisk factorsSouth Africa

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