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Painful to be a female Saudi teacher (very low vitamin D) – Nov 2014

The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain & its associated factors among female Saudi school teachers.

Pak J Med Sci. 2014 Nov-Dec;30(6):1191-6. doi: 10.12669/pjms.306.5778.
Abdulmonem A1, Hanan A2, Elaf A3, Haneen T4, Jenan A5.

Vitamin D Life Summary

95 % return of distributed questionnaires to female teachers
(pain might be a problem)

Pain – severe DeficiencyOK level
Neck 16%8.6%
Shoulder 29% 13%
Elbow 8.5%1.4%
Wrist 25%10%
Upper back 25%10%
Lower back 50% 21%
Hip joint24%7%
Knee38%14%
Ankle18%4%
Heel 32%9%

No definition in the study of deficiency, < 20 ng/ml?
Neither of the words BLOOD or SERUM are in the PDF (no blood tests?)
Neither of the words CLOTH or CLOTHING are in the PDF
The study says 40% of teachers wake up at night due to musculoskeletal pain.
The study does not mention pain for male teachers – who are NOT heavily clothed
The study concludes by recommending
  “An appropriate exercise program” for the female teachers


OBJECTIVES:
To quantify the prevalence and identify the associated factors of musculoskeletal pain among Saudi female school teachers.

METHODS:
An observational quantitative cross-sectional survey of female Saudi school teachers in five different areas of Saudi Arabia was carried out between August and October 2013. A self-administered questionnaire was used in which the items related to participants' demographic information and pain information were included. A numeric pain rating scale was used for patient self-reporting of pain. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS Pc+ version 21.0 statistical software.

RESULTS:
Four hundred and eighty six female school teachers responded to the survey. Severe Low back pain was reported by 38.1% of teacher, followed by knee pain (26.3%), heel (24.1%), shoulder (20.6%), upper back (17.7%), hip joint (16.5%),ankle (12.3%), neck (11.3%). Sever pain of elbow (5.6%) and wrist (7.4%) was the least reported. Pain affected work at school in 46.1% of school teachers. A combination of variables: body mass index, Vitamin D deficiency, teaching level, presence of chronic illness, were found to be significantly associated with musculoskeletal pain.

CONCLUSION:
The results of self-reported prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among female Saudi school teachers is useful to educate the school teachers for adequate care so as to prevent these pains. There is a need for the higher authorities to address this issue and implement intervention programs to alleviate the pain and suffering of these school teachers.

PMID: 25674106
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NOTE: Saudi has the the most conservative dress code for women

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