CORRELATION OF WORKING DURATION WITH LOW BACK PAIN ON DRIVER TAXI X PEKANBARU

Nyeri punggung bawah (NPB) adalah nyeri yang dirasakan di daerah lumbal atau lumbo-sakral dapat berupa nyeri lokal, nyeri radikuler, ataupun keduanya, dan bukan merupakan diagnosis penyakit. Hampir seluruh populasi mengalami NPB dan menjadi masalah kesehatan umum di dunia. Setengah dari kalangan pekerja diperkirakan pernah mengalami NPB. Berdasarkan survei awal, diperoleh lebih dari dua per tiga pengemudi taksi X mengalami NPB. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara lama bekerja dengan kejadian NPB pada pengemudi taksi X Pekanbaru. Jenis penelitian merupakan kuantitatif observasional di mana rancangan penelitian cross sectional dengan besar sampel sejumlah 43 responden. Analisis data dilakukan secara univariat dan bivariat dengan menggunakan uji chi-square. Hasil penelitian diperoleh hasil p-value = 0,008 dan PR = 2,917 (95% CI = 1,462-5,819) yang berarti ada hubungan antara lama bekerja dengan NPB pada pengemudi taksi X Pekanbaru. Pengemudi taksi yang memiliki lama bekerja > 8 jam berisiko 2,917 kali lebih besar untuk mengalami NPB dibandingkan yang memiliki lama bekerja ≤ 8 jam. Kesimpulan penelitian terdapat hubungan antara lama bekerja dengan NPB pada pengemudi taksi X Pekanbaru yang bersifat faktor risiko.Low back pain (NPB) is a pain that is felt in the lumbar or lumbosacral areas can be either local pain, radicular pain, or both, and is not a diagnosis of the disease. Almost all populations experience NPB so that it becomes a common health problem in the world. Half of the workers are thought to have experienced NPB. According to the initial survey, more than two-thirds of taxi X drivers experienced NPB. This type of study was quantitative observational with a cross-sectional design, the amount of sample was 43 respondents. The study aimed to determine the relationship between the length of work with the incidence of lower back pain (NPB) of taxi X drivers Pekanbaru. Data analysis was used univariate and bivariate analysis by Chi-square test. The results obtained p-value = 0.008 and PR = 2.917 (95% CI = 1.462-5.819) which means there was a relationship between the length of work with NPB on taxi drivers X Pekanbaru. Taxi drivers who have worked > 8 hours have a risk of 2,917 times more likely to experience NPB compared to those who have worked ≤ 8 hours. The conclusion of the study there was a relationship between the length of work with the NPB on taxi drivers X Pekanbaru which was a risk factor