Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain among nurses at a regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a public health problem worldwide and is a common cause of work-related disorder among workers, especially in the nursing profession. Recruitment and retention of nurses is a challenge, and the nursing shortage has been exacerbated by the burden of occupational inj...

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Main Authors: Thembelihle Dlungwane, Anna Voce, Stephen Knight
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2018-05-01
Series:Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/1082