Association of Prolong Sitting With Common Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Private and Public Sector Bankers

Naqvi, Mahmooda; Zehra, Maryum; Nizami, Ghazala Noor

doi:10.36283/pjr.zu.2.2/006

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“…Indeed, forbidding women from weaving thus gives the men responsible occupation and capacitates them to fend for their families as well. We find a parallel scientific basis for this taboo for which we argue in favour of this indigenous knowledge that sitting for long hours has medical consequences (Johansson et al, 2020;Naqvi et al, 2013). Commenting on the issue of taboo, another elder explained that forbidding women from weaving is not to render them inferior to men but rather to protect them and establish distributed responsibility among men and women in society.…”

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qualitative inquiry into kete weaving as a developing culture in the Akatsi district

Kpogo¹,

Quarshie

Ameyaw³

2022

JAHCA

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In Ghana, Kente or Kete weaving is known to be done predominantly in areas of Bonwire, Ashanti Region and Agotime, Volta Region however the art is gradually gaining prominence in other communities in the Volta Region. This paper investigates and documents Kete weaving as a developing culture within the Akatsi District in the Volta Region of Ghana through a qualitative inquiry. The study focused on the history, production and marketing of the art using narrative and descriptive designs and thematic analysis approaches. Using the purposive sampling method, a total of 20 respondents constituting elders, weavers and cloth sellers participated in the study. The study found that the origin of Kete weaving has no roots in the Akatsi District however the art is fast growing as an occupation among the male youth in the district whereas the females, both young and old en.gage in trading the woven fabric and its accessories. Sadly, the future of this occupation is blurred as the ingenious weavers are faced with challenges including a lack of capital and infrastructure to industrialise their craft. Through the findings, this paper establishes that the art of Kete weaving in the Akatsi District is a fertile industry that when expanded and sustained can help create more jobs, thus reducing the poverty rate and improving the standard of living. The Commission for Technical and Vocational Educational Training (CTVET) needs to provide the weavers with additional training on creativity for a wider market target. It is recommended that the Government of Ghana through the Akatsi District Assembly provide infrastructure and financial support for the weavers. Private investors within the fashion industry are entreated to extend their business acumen towards the weavers for expansion.

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confidence: 87%

qualitative inquiry into kete weaving as a developing culture in the Akatsi district

Kpogo¹,

Quarshie

Ameyaw³

2022

JAHCA

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“…The EAUW assessment of risks among bank tellers revealed prolonged sitting, awkward neck postures and high repetitive movements as predominant risk factors. These risk factors are known to contribute to the development of WMSDs in various working populations (Kasaw et al, 2020; Naqvi et al, 2013) and are associated with neck and back pain, which are the cause of the most prevalent WMSDs reported among bankers (Kasaw et al, 2020). Prolonged sitting may be a source of fatigue leading to psychosocial stress.…”

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confidence: 99%

Applicability of the Assessment Tool for Unstructured and Unregulated Work to Assessing Office Ergonomics

Acquah,

Akuffo,

Yeboah

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) continues to increase among office workers. Appropriate and easy quantification of the predisposing factors are essential in developing and implementing interventions to prevent WMSD in this population. This requires the use of assessment methods that provide elaborate estimation of workers’ exposure to identified risk factors rather than an abridged sample of their work routine. This study tests with five bank tellers the Ergonomic Assessment tool for Unstructured and unregulated Work (EAUW) originally developed to provide duration and frequency estimations of risk factors in informal, non-routine work. The goal of this case study is to demonstrate the EAUW’s usefulness and applicability in office ergonomics assessment. The results indicate that the principles governing the EAUW (real time coding of risk factors) are applicable to office work assessment and promises to provide detailed estimation of risk factors when compared to existing job analysis tools.

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“…In the United States, 1.4 million working days were lost from musculoskeletal disorders between [2]. The condition of the body and the type and conditions of physical labor can cause permanent pain and damage to the joints, tissues, and muscles as an important factor [3].…”

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“…Banking is among the businesses sitting with the use of computers and is transferring money and exposing the banker with stress and ergonomic problems [23]. Studies show that poor postures and constant status of employees of the bank are considered as a risk factor for the development of musculoskeletal problems [3]. Employees of the bank as having an occupational group with physical and mental needs in their work tasks are subject to numerous problems such as musculoskeletal disorders [24].…”

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Evaluation the posture of bank employees by using two methods RULA and OCRA

Fazli

Poor²,

Noorani

et al. 2019

J Research Health

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Bank employees are at risk of musculoskeletal problems because of the physical and mental requirements of the job. Studies show that more than 60 percent of bank employees have been directly or indirectly involved in many factors, such as personal characteristics, conditions and workstations, stress and repetitive movements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the RULA and OCRA methods of risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in the bank staff. This study was carried out in order to assess the physical status of 80 the bank employees using two methods: RULA and OCRA. According to the results, the average score RULA and OCRA are 4.13±1.14 and 0.300±0.088, respectively. Statistically significant t -tests show differences between RULA and OCRA assessment methods. The RULA scores for the three age groups were also not significantly different, as they also apply to the OCRA score. Though, there are similarities between the two methods especially in assessment of repetitive motion in upper limb, but OCRA method propose as appropriate method to MSDs risk evaluate, so is not recommended to use two method instead of each other.

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Association of Prolong Sitting With Common Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Private and Public Sector Bankers

Cited by 3 publications

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qualitative inquiry into kete weaving as a developing culture in the Akatsi district

qualitative inquiry into kete weaving as a developing culture in the Akatsi district

Applicability of the Assessment Tool for Unstructured and Unregulated Work to Assessing Office Ergonomics

Evaluation the posture of bank employees by using two methods RULA and OCRA

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