Assessment of Health Status of Male Teachers in Abha City , Saudi Arabia

Abstract

This study was done to assess the health aspect of male teachers (384) and to assess level of job satisfaction of male teachers in different grades in Abha city. Following a simple random sample, the sample from primary 184 (47.9%), intermediate 132 (34.4%) and secondary 68 (17.7%) school's male teachers in Abha City were selected. All respondent teachers were exposed to the validated questionnaire to assess health problem [medical history and comorbidities] and work place risk factors.

Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Teaching Profession

“…Prevalence rates of MSDs ranging between 60.3% and 74.5% were reported among school teachers in other Asian countries [8,[32][33][34][35]. Low prevalence rates of MSDs have been reported among primary teachers in another study conducted in Malaysia (40.1%) [36] and male secondary teachers in Saudi Arabia [21].…”

“…Other MSDs evaluation methods include pilot study surveys and questionnaires like the pilot tested surveys, [17][18][19], questionnaires such as the Northwick Neck Pain Questionnaire [20], Health Questionnaires [21], Job Content questionnaires [22] and the Subjective Health Complaints Questionnaire [6]. While questionnaires are a costeffective and manageable method to collect data, they can create recall bias and make follow-up difficult, particularly when anonymous reporting is used [1].…”

“…One quarter of female teachers in Terengganu, Malaysia [36] and school teachers in Kanpur, India [58] reported LBP in the previous 12 months. In Abha City, Saudi Arabia [21] and Ogun State, Nigeria [10], one fifth of teachers reported LBP while in Brazil 13% of them also reported LBP [38]. LBP is common among teachers regardless of the geographical location.…”