Vol. 7, Issue 8, Part F (2021)

Abstract
Objective  To find the prevalence of low back pain in cotton farmers in Vidharbha.  To find the prevalence of low back pain in male cotton farmer in Vidharbha.  To find the prevalence of low back pain in female cotton farmer in Vidharbha.  To find the prevalence of low back pain with respect to Age, BMI and Working Hours in cotton farmer in Vidharbha Study design: cross section study Methods: The procedure had began by presentation of synopsis to the ethical committee at PES MCOP 1. Data screening started once ethical approval is obtained 2. Various cotton farms will be visited in the Vidarbha region 3. The sample were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria 4. A consent was oobtained on the farmers who wished to participate in the survey 5. Sample were assessed using standardised Nordic low back pain questionnaire. 6. If patient complaint of moderate to severe pain on vas scale ergonomic was taught and hot fermentation as home advice. 7. The data was collected and divided according to the age 18-35yrs and 36-50yrs 8. The data was grouped and the data analysis done Results: Total number of subject were 130, out of which 105 i.e., 81% reported vas score of more than 5 with a mean of 7.13 and Std. Dev of 1.23 and reported vas score below 5 were 25 i.e., 19% with mean of 0.68 and Std. Dev 1.25.  Out of 105 subject males were 39 i.e., 37% and females are 66 i.e., 63%  Mean vas score of subjects indicated a value of 6.83 & 7.44 for age groups 18-35 and 36-50 with Std. Dev of 1.27 & 1.12 respectively the one tail p vale is <0.0001 considered extremely significant  Mean vas score of subjects indicated a value of 6.72, 7.11, 7.84, 8.00 for BMI categories below 18.5, 18.5-24.9, 25.0-29.9 and above 30.0 with the Std. Dev 1.33, 1.22, 0.67, 0.00 respectively. the one tail p value is <0.0001 considered extremely significant.  Mean vas score of subjects indicated a value of 6.38, 8.00 for two different working hours 35 & 42 with the Std. Dev 1.04, 1.19 respectively. the one tail p value is <0.0001 considered extremely significant. Conclusion: The study concluded that prevalence of low back pain is high among cotton farmers of Vidarbha with higher prevalence in females compared with males.