Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Related Factors in Housekeeping Women
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Background And Objectives
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a worldwide health chaleng. Prevalence of MSDs has increased as four times since 20 years ago. They are common cause of work related or work aggravated disorders during the last days. Housewives are a large population in society and housewifery can be known as an occupation. In present study we assessed the prevalence of MSDs in housewives in one region of Tehran. Materials And Methods
In this observational cross sectional study, 120 housewives randomly were allocated from one of the total 20regions of Tehran. Validate Persian version of Nordic MSDs questionnaire used for data collection. Results
MSDs in housewives were more prevalent in low back, knees and shoulder areas. With increasing of age, MSDs were significantly increased in neck, shoulders, elbows, pelvis and knees areas. There was significant association between prevalence of MSDs, and body mass index, educational level, marital status and number of children. Conclusion
We found high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among housewives, more studies in large scales for better assessment of this relationship and suitable interventions are needed.Keywords:
Language:
Persian
Published:
Medical Journal of Tabriz University of Medical Science, Volume:34 Issue: 2, 2012
Page:
86
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