Investigating the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorder Among Primary Health Care Workers at Kosofe Local Government, Lagos State
Abstract:
Work related musculoskeletal
injuries are a significant global health issue, posing a considerable burden on
individuals, organizations and healthcare systems. WRMSIs encompass a wide
range of injuries such as back pain, neck strain, tendonitis and carpal tunnel
syndrome, which can result from repetitive tasks, awkward postures, heavy
lifting and insufficient rest periods. This study adopted cross sectional
design. Participants were chosen using a
multiple-stage sampling approach, A standardized questionnaire created
especially for this study was used to gather data and data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and MS excel to
present frequencies and percentages to generate graphical presentation using
tables, bar chart and pie chart and others that showed the summary of the
result of the study.
Findings from this study revealed areas highly exposed of work-related
musculoskeletal disorder, as 32 out of 205 Respondent claimed that the Neck, 57
out of 205 Respondent pointed out at back both Lower and Upper, 27 out of 205
Respondent claimed that the Shoulder, 36 out of 205 Respondent pointed at
Hand/Wrist and 53 out of 205 Respondent pointed out at the Legs. It was
concluded from this study that the major risk factors that were responsible for
MSDs were age, female gender and job tenure. These association patterns also
suggest prospects for intervention strategies to stimulate job rotation to
delay the development of MSD and increase a positive psychosocial work
environment.
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