Abstract
Background Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are an important public health problem in working environments. WMSDs are the major causes of disability and cause individual suffering and financial burdens to the individual, families, industry or employer, healthcare system, and society at large. This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among bankers working in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018. This study is based on an institutional-based cross-sectional study design, where 328 bankers are selected randomly from bankers working in Mekelle city from February to June 2018. Data were entered, organized, and analyzed by SPSS version 23. A final logistic model was run to identify factors associated with WMSDs, and the magnitude and direction of association were decided based on the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and its corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Result Out of 307 bankers, the annual prevalence rate of WMSDs was 65.5% (201). Significant predictors were being 30–39 years old [AOR = 5.552; 95% CI = 1.465–21.039] and above 40 years old [AOR = 5.719; 95% CI = 1.422–22.994], low educational level [AOR = 4.256; 95% CI = 1.139–15.895], working > 5 years [AOR = 3.892; 95% CI = 1.841–8.231], not doing physical exercises [AOR = 2.866; 95% CI = 1.303–6.304], stress [AOR = 4.723; 95% CI = 2.421–9.213], poor posture [AOR = 2.692; 95% CI = 1.339–5.411], breaks [AOR = 5.170; 95% CI = 2.070–12.912], and ergonomics [AOR = 3.801; 95% CI = 1.260–11.472]. Conclusion The prevalence of WMSDs among bankers was high. The significant associated factors responsible for the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders include longer working experience, being above 30 years old, low educational status, physical exercise, job stress, poor posture, absence of breaks during working hours, and absence of ergonomic training.
Highlights
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are an important public health problem in working environments
The information provided by this study can be used to stress the need for primary prevention of WMSDs, thereby promoting health in the banking industry and economic development of the country. erefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of WMSDs among bankers working in Mekelle city
To determine the minimum sample size for this study, the following assumptions were considered, since there was no study conducted on the prevalence and associated factors of workrelated musculoskeletal disorders among bank workers in Ethiopia, though we considered the anticipated prevalence of WMSDs among bankers in Mekelle city 50%: n minimum sample size, P anticipated prevalence of WMSDs among bankers in Mekelle city 50%, d margin of error 5%, Z confidence interval at 95% 1.96, P number of bankers in Mekelle city 1320, n 298; so, by adding a 10% nonresponse rate, the final sample size was 328
Summary
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are an important public health problem in working environments. Is study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among bankers working in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018. E significant associated factors responsible for the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders include longer working experience, being above 30 years old, low educational status, physical exercise, job stress, poor posture, absence of breaks during working hours, and absence of ergonomic training. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are an important public health problem in the working environment which may affect one or more of the following: neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, upper back, low back, hip, knee, ankle, and foot [1,2,3,4,5]. Musculoskeletal disorders affect all persons regardless of age and sex and are prevalent across a wide range of industries and jobs [8,9,10]
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