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The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of LBP and non-ergonomic risk factors between female nurses, office workers, and patient transporters, and the effect of pain on job performance.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Based on semi-structured interviews, we conducted a cross-sectional study on Jordanian female hospital workers between January and July, 2017.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We included 209 participants with a mean age of 35.57 \u00b1 8 years from four Jordanian medical centers. Nurses have significantly higher frequency of LBP (82.5%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.05) compared to both office workers (67.5%) and patient transporters (68.6%). The mean difference in pain score using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) after treatment varied significantly (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.003), since it was 28.2 (\u00b135.4) for office workers, compared to 22.8 (\u00b126.5) for nurses and 6.5 (\u00b133.7) for patient transporters. 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