Abstract:
Abstract
Background: The Musculoskeletal symptoms in working population represent
one of the most important worrying health related issues in working population
in resent time. The MSSs prevalence is growing day by day all group of
working population and dairy farm workers are also the same conditions as like
as other professions. The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS)
among Bangladeshi dairy farm workers has not been investigated. So, the
purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of MSS and identify the
postural risk levels for developing MSS among dairy farm workers in
Bangladesh.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was performed with 105 dairy farm
workers conveniently selected from Savar. Two questionnaires were used for
the study. The NMQ was used to determine the prevalence & the REBA was
used to identify the postural risk level for developing musculoskeletal
symptoms among dairy farm workers.
Result: The results showed that the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms
during the 12 months preceding data collection was 95.2%, & the normal
activities disruption prevalence was 79.0%. The most affected body parts was
the lower back 81.9%. The proportion of neck 70.5%, knee 67.6%, wrist/hand
60.0%, shoulders 30.5%, ankle/feet 22.9%, elbows 17.1%, upper back 17.1%
and hip/thigh/buttock 7.6% during the 12 months. The highest prevalence of
normal activities disruption at last 12 months was lower back 59.9%. The
proportion of neck 54.3%, knee 51.4%, wrist/hand 32.4%, shoulders 18.1%,
ankle/feet 17.1, upper back 8.6%, hip/thigh/buttock 4.8, elbows 3.8%. There
had no significant association between socio-demographic factors and
musculoskeletal symptoms in last 12months. The risk level to dairy farm
workers was found to be 21.0% medium risk, 70.5% high risk and 8.6% very
high risk level.
Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of lower back musculoskeletal
symptoms among dairy farm workers. Therefore more education for farm
workers about effective ergonomic management is necessary in order to
significantly reduce lower back MSS.
