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However, information on the prevalence and associated factors of low back pain among weavers of Bahir Dar City and nationwide is scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among weavers working in Bahir Dar City.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>A multicentered institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 403 weavers in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia, from April to May 2023 using a structured face-to-face interview questionnaire. Samples were proportionally allocated to each institution, and study participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Variables with a <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>-value &amp;lt; 0.25 in the bivariate logistic regression were adopted for the multivariate logistic regression analysis after verifying the model fitness. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and a <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>-value &amp;lt; 0.05 were considered to identify the associated factors of lower back pain among weavers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results revealed that the overall annual prevalence of lower back pain was 63.5% (95% CI = 58.8\u201368.5). Longer working hours [AOR = 2.580 (CI = 1.517\u20134.384)], lack of back support [AOR = 1.938 (CI = 2.089\u20133.449)], repetitive movement of the back during weaving [AOR = 5.940 (CI = 2.709\u201313.02)], awkward posture [AOR = 2.915 (CI = 1.677\u20135.065), static working posture [AOR = 4.505 (CI = 2.298\u20138.831)], and job stress [AOR = 3.306 (CI = 1.896\u20135.765)] were significantly associated with lower back pain among weavers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Lower back pain among weavers was found to be highly prevalent. Working longer hours, lack of back support, repetitive movement of the back, awkward posture, static posture, and job stress were significantly associated with lower back among weavers. 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