Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 3 4 2018 12 01 Assessing Back Pain, Healthy Back Behavior and its Cognitive Determinants among Pupils in Iran. 114 121 20110 EN Zahra Akbari-Chehrehbargh Health Education and Health Promotion Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian Health Education, Department of Health Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Ali Montazeri Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institutes for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 1970 01 01 <strong><span>Aims: </span></strong><span>Back pain is an important public health problem and the leading cause of adult disability in the worldwide; that is on the rise among the adolescent population. This study concentrated on assessing the back pain, healthy back behavior and its cognitive determinants among 5th–grade girls in Iran.</span><br> <strong><span>Instruments & Methods: </span></strong><span>This was a cross-sectional school-based study conducted in capital Tehran`s region 22, through the convenience sampling of 610 pupils. A self-reported questionnaire was used to assess demographic information, back care knowledge, self-efficacy, fear-avoidance beliefs, and behaviours. Descriptive statistical analysis included frequency and percentage. Crosstabs and chi-square tests were used to broadly assess the data related to the presence of back pain and identify factors associated with back pain. The data was analyzed by SPSS.</span><br> <strong><span>Findings: </span></strong><span>In all 610 fifth-grade female elementary school children were entered into the study. The results showed that 23.6% of pupils (n=144) reported back pain during last week. In addition, only 1.8%, 33%, 18.5%, and 31.6% of participants had a high level of the back care knowledge, selfefficacy, belief, and behavior respectively. There was a significant relationship between the back pain and back behavior (P=0.004); and between back pain and self-efficacy (p<br> <strong><span>Conclusions: </span></strong><span>This study concluded that healthy back behavior as well as its main determinants should be enhanced among pupils</span><br style=" font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "> <span dir="RTL"></span> https://ijmpp.modares.ac.ir/article_20110_c6852f035cd6c4c21c3fc2ef8496f759.pdf