Prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries among factory workers in Kano Metropolis, Nigeria
| Autor: | Adeolu Olugbenga Jaiyesimi, Ahmad Rufa'i, Abdurahman Mohammed Jajere, Ismaila Adamu Saidu, Adamu Habib, Victor Utti, Stanley M Maduagwu, Henry Adezie Onuwe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Engineering Population Poison control Nigeria Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Nonprobability sampling Young Adult Protective Clothing Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Forensic engineering Prevalence Accidents Occupational Humans Factory Musculoskeletal Diseases Safety Risk Reliability and Quality education education.field_of_study business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged Occupational Diseases Wounds and Injuries Female business Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE. 17(1) |
| ISSN: | 1080-3548 |
| Popis: | Kano is a metropolis and commercial centre in northern Nigeria; it is highly industrialized. Most of the population does factory work. Purpose. The survey was undertaken to identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) and other related occupational hazards among factory workers in Kano Metropolis.Five hundred questionnaires were distributed to respondents recruited from tannery, steel rolling, textile and agrochemical factories at the 3 industrial estates of the metropolis. Only unskilled and manual labourers were considered. The respondents were selected using the nonprobability sample of convenience.Only 420 questionnaires were returned duly completed. Three hundred and fifty-three (84.05%) respondents were male and 67 (15.95%) were female. Their ages ranged between 21 and 58 years (M = 38.99 ± 1.01).Low back complaints had the highest prevalence (360, 85.71%), followed by upper limb injuries (171, 40.71%), shoulder complaints (156, 37.14%) and hip injuries (34, 8.10%). About 41% of the respondents reported 2 or more work-related MSIs.The study uncovered that a substantial percentage of factory workers had sustained MSIs. Body ache/discomfort in the low back region was the most common injury sustained among the subjects surveyed. |
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