Complaints of Low Back Pain among Seaweed Female Workers in Takalar District: A Mixed-Method Study

The purpose of this study is to know the factors that are associated with the incidence of low- back pain in female seaweed workers.The design of this study use combining quantitative and qualitative approaches (mixed-method). The samples were 103 female workers. The complaint of low back pain measured with Nordic Body Map (NBM) and REBA Questionnaire used to measure work postures. To test the association between variables, it used Chi-Square test. Qualitative Data obtain through Focus Group Discussion. The results of the relationship analysis show that the age of workers (0.000), BMI (0.004), working hours (0.000), workload (0.003), and work position (0.000).Worker age, BMI, working hours, workload, work position are associated with the incidence of low back pain in female seaweed workers in Takalar district. Keywords: Female; Low-back Pain; Seaweed; Worker