Factors Affecting Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Prevalence among Women Weavers Working With Handlooms in Samarinda, Indonesia
Date
2020-05-15Author
Muhamad Ramdan, Iwan
Candra, Krishna Purnawan
Rahma Fitri, Alfiani
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A cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 women weavers of Samarinda
sarongs to identify the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders
(MSDs). A Nordic body map, rapid upper limb assessment (RULA), and
anthropometric tools were used to plot the MSD severity, work posture, and
anthropometric dimensions of the weavers, respectively. The age, education
background, working period and prolonged sitting position distributions of the
weavers were collected by direct interview. Pearson’s product-moment
correlation was applied to identify correlations between the MSD prevalence and
other parameters. An MSD prevalence of 80.5% was found among the women
weavers, with the MSDs categorised as low, moderate, and high in 15.0, 75.0, and
7.5% of the respondents, respectively. The MSD prevalence was significantly
correlated with education background (p=0.025), working period (p=0.015),
prolonged sitting hours (p=0.032), work posture (p<0.001), and weavers’
anthropometry (p<0.001).
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