Frantz, Jose’Mwilila, Mary ChandeuDept. of PhysiotherapyFaculty of Community and Health Sciences2014-02-072024-11-072010/04/182010/04/182014-02-072024-11-072008https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19284Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)Low back pain (LBP) is a significant problem among the nursing population worldwide. Manual lifting and shifting of heavy objects and patients are primary contributing factors. Nurses are supposed to be knowledgeable about the risk factors and preventive measures and effectively apply it into practice to prevent them from sustaining back injuries. Strategies to reducing the incidences of LBP in nurses have been previously implemented but with little outcomes. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between occupational risk factors and the prevalence of LBP in nurses at MOI, Tanzania. Therefore, the study examined; the prevalence of LBP amongst nurses, work-related risk factors contributing to LBP, knowledge and effectiveness of back care techniques, and barriers to effective back care techniques in clinical nurses.enTanzaniaPrevalenceLow back painHealth care professionalClinical nursesOccupational risk factorsBack injury prevention techniquesKnowledgeBarriers to back careCross-sectional studyThesisUniversity of the Western Cape