Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.

<h4>Background</h4>Mobile technology has spread rapidly around the globe. In 2018 the numbers of mobile subscribers in Ethiopia hit 66.2 million. Musculoskeletal complaints related to smartphone use in different body parts have been reported ranging from 8.2% to 89.9%. Neck pain has the...

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Autores principales: Sileshi Ayhualem, Abayneh Alamer, Sisay Deme Dabi, Kefale Getie Bogale, Abey Bekele Abebe, Mulugeta Bayisa Chala
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:102a17ac1f7f4136ad617366caca2f6f2021-12-02T20:08:28ZBurden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0256794https://doaj.org/article/102a17ac1f7f4136ad617366caca2f6f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256794https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Mobile technology has spread rapidly around the globe. In 2018 the numbers of mobile subscribers in Ethiopia hit 66.2 million. Musculoskeletal complaints related to smartphone use in different body parts have been reported ranging from 8.2% to 89.9%. Neck pain has the highest prevalence rate, which ranges from 17.3% to 67.8%. However, there is limited evidence on the burden of neck pain related to Smartphone usage and no research is done in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the burden of neck pain and factors associated with smartphone use in Ethiopia.<h4>Purpose</h4>The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with neck pain among smartphone users at University of Gondar.<h4>Methods</h4>Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2019 to determine the prevalence and associated factors of neck pain, with a sample of 845 university student smartphone users at University of Gondar, Ethiopia. A self-administered questionnaire adapted from the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was used to collect data. Independent variables which had a significant association were identified using logistic regression models. Results were reported by using texts and frequency distribution tables.<h4>Results</h4>Out of 845 questionnaires distributed, 808 students responded; hence, the response rate was 95.6%. The overall prevalence of neck pain among smart phone users in the past 12 months was 47.4% (95% CI, 44.1-50.9%). Attending 5th year (AOR: 3.907, 95% CI: 1. 952-7.82) and 6th year (AOR: 2.93,95% CI: 1,304-6.59), regular physical exercise (AOR: 2.405, 95% CI: 1.549-3.734), cigarette smoking (AOR: 5.415, 95% CI: 2.685-10.919), residency (AOR: 1.681, 95% CI: 1.181-2.391), break while using smartphone (AOR: 3.253 95% CI: 2.252-4.699), used smartphone > 6 hour per day (AOR: 2.782 (1.528 95% CI: 1.528-5.063), used other devises (AOR: 3.158 95% CI: 2.128-4.689), number of social media used daily (AOR: 2.007 95% CI: 1.228-3.2788), used devise for playing game (AOR: 1.484 95% CI: 1.024-2.15) were factors significantly associated with neck pain.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The current study depicted that nearly half of the study participants reported neck pain in the past 12 months. Attending last year of university, personal characteristics, use of smart phone for longer period, playing game, not taking break, other electronic device use, increased number of social media use were associated with neck pain among smartphone users.Sileshi AyhualemAbayneh AlamerSisay Deme DabiKefale Getie BogaleAbey Bekele AbebeMulugeta Bayisa ChalaPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0256794 (2021)
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Sileshi Ayhualem
Abayneh Alamer
Sisay Deme Dabi
Kefale Getie Bogale
Abey Bekele Abebe
Mulugeta Bayisa Chala
Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
description <h4>Background</h4>Mobile technology has spread rapidly around the globe. In 2018 the numbers of mobile subscribers in Ethiopia hit 66.2 million. Musculoskeletal complaints related to smartphone use in different body parts have been reported ranging from 8.2% to 89.9%. Neck pain has the highest prevalence rate, which ranges from 17.3% to 67.8%. However, there is limited evidence on the burden of neck pain related to Smartphone usage and no research is done in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the burden of neck pain and factors associated with smartphone use in Ethiopia.<h4>Purpose</h4>The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with neck pain among smartphone users at University of Gondar.<h4>Methods</h4>Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2019 to determine the prevalence and associated factors of neck pain, with a sample of 845 university student smartphone users at University of Gondar, Ethiopia. A self-administered questionnaire adapted from the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was used to collect data. Independent variables which had a significant association were identified using logistic regression models. Results were reported by using texts and frequency distribution tables.<h4>Results</h4>Out of 845 questionnaires distributed, 808 students responded; hence, the response rate was 95.6%. The overall prevalence of neck pain among smart phone users in the past 12 months was 47.4% (95% CI, 44.1-50.9%). Attending 5th year (AOR: 3.907, 95% CI: 1. 952-7.82) and 6th year (AOR: 2.93,95% CI: 1,304-6.59), regular physical exercise (AOR: 2.405, 95% CI: 1.549-3.734), cigarette smoking (AOR: 5.415, 95% CI: 2.685-10.919), residency (AOR: 1.681, 95% CI: 1.181-2.391), break while using smartphone (AOR: 3.253 95% CI: 2.252-4.699), used smartphone > 6 hour per day (AOR: 2.782 (1.528 95% CI: 1.528-5.063), used other devises (AOR: 3.158 95% CI: 2.128-4.689), number of social media used daily (AOR: 2.007 95% CI: 1.228-3.2788), used devise for playing game (AOR: 1.484 95% CI: 1.024-2.15) were factors significantly associated with neck pain.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The current study depicted that nearly half of the study participants reported neck pain in the past 12 months. Attending last year of university, personal characteristics, use of smart phone for longer period, playing game, not taking break, other electronic device use, increased number of social media use were associated with neck pain among smartphone users.
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author Sileshi Ayhualem
Abayneh Alamer
Sisay Deme Dabi
Kefale Getie Bogale
Abey Bekele Abebe
Mulugeta Bayisa Chala
author_facet Sileshi Ayhualem
Abayneh Alamer
Sisay Deme Dabi
Kefale Getie Bogale
Abey Bekele Abebe
Mulugeta Bayisa Chala
author_sort Sileshi Ayhualem
title Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
title_short Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
title_full Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
title_fullStr Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
title_full_unstemmed Burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
title_sort burden of neck pain and associated factors among smart phone user students in university of gondar, ethiopia.
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