PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NECK AND LOW BACK PAIN AMONG BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS IN THE KLANG VALLEY

• الحاوية / القاعدة: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
• المؤلف الرئيسي: 2-s2.0-85142363412
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2022
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142363412&doi=10.22452%2fjummec.vol25no2.20&partnerID=40&md5=edf9dd200d0324892d6301f915d2f7ff

The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months and continued breastfeeding for up to 2 years. Breastfeeding mothers adopt different breastfeeding techniques and positions which predispose various musculoskeletal pain. A cross-sectional study was aimed to identify the prevalence of neck and low back pain and its association with various factors (breastfeeding position, feeding side, mode, technique, duration and total breast-feeding sessions per day) among breastfeeding mothers in the Klang Valley. A validated self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence and associated factors of neck and low back pain. A total of 193 breastfeeding mothers responded to the questionnaire. The prevalence of neck and low back pain among breastfeeding mothers in the Klang Valley was 58% and 69.4%, respectively. There was no significant association between the prevalence of neck and low back pain with various risk factors as the p-values were > 0.05, except for significant association of total breastfeeding sessions per day for neck pain with p = 0.02. Musculoskeletal pain is common among breastfeeding mothers in the Klang Valley, with a higher prevalence of low back pain compared to neck pain. © 2022, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. All rights reserved.