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- Title
Self-Reported Work-Related Musculoskeletal Problems and Associated Risk Factors Among Three-Wheel Car Drivers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study.
- Authors
Yirdaw, Getasew; Adane, Balew
- Abstract
This study investigated the prevalence of MSDs and identified their associated risk factors among three-wheel car drivers in Ethiopia.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional research was conducted among drivers of three-wheel cars from August 05 to October 07, 2022. A stratified sampling followed by a simple random sampling technique was used to select 422 respondents. Structured and pretested questionnaires adapted from the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire were used to collect the data. Epi-data version 4.2.0.0 and SPSS version 20 were used to enter and analyze the collected data, respectively.Results: In the previous 12 months, 62.45% of three-wheel car drivers had musculoskeletal disorders in any body region (95% CI: 58.36, 66.14). The back pain was the most frequently reported site of pain in this study. This study showed that the habit of doing physical exercise, work experience, site of service, taking rest breaks while driving, and having comfortable sitting posture was risk factor for musculoskeletal pain.Conclusion: In this study, the overall 12-month prevalence of musculoskeletal problems among three-wheel car drivers was high. Periodic health checkups for drivers, lifestyle changes, delivering training, and creating awareness are important to address this high-burden occupation-related problem.
- Subjects
ETHIOPIA; CROSS-sectional method; MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases; COMMUNITY-based participatory research; BACKACHE; AUTOMOBILES; MUSCULOSKELETAL system injuries
- Publication
Journal of Pain Research, 2024, Vol 17, p61
- ISSN
1178-7090
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.2147/JPR.S429147