Prevalence of Reported Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Doctors at the University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Ephraim-Emmanuel, Benson Chukwunweike; Douglas, KE

doi:10.9734/jammr/2018/45210

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“…Other regions of the body also experienced musculoskeletal disorder symptoms among the respondents including the thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, perineal and limb regions. This finding is confirmed by an earlier study in the same locality that also reported high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder symptoms among their study population [4]. Researchers in other parts of the world have also reported high prevalence of MSD symptoms among workers [16][17][18].…”

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“…Regarding the association existing between prevalence of self-reported symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders and the work postures of our study respondents, we found statistically significant association between posture and pelvic/perineal pain. This finding is corroborated by the findings of other authors that identified working long periods in static positions could precipitate the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorder symptoms [4,24]. Other parts of the body were also reported to commonly experience MSD.…”

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“…Common symptoms of MSD are pain, aching, stiffness, fatigue, discomfort, tingling sensations and any these could appear in the shoulder, upper back, chest, elbow, neck, wrist, lower abdomen, hip, knee, ankle or wrist [4]. The Nigerian National Population Commission (NPC) and the National Bureau of Statistics estimate the current size of Nigeria's population at 194,615,054 out of which about 55.9% lies within the working-age bracket (between 15 and 64 years old).…”

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“…The rising prevalence of work-related health risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders is capable of limiting effective work output especially when adequate interventions have not been put in place to mitigate the manifestation of symptoms of these disorders [4]. Also, research investigating the health effects of work posture has been inadequate in Nigeria which generally lacks reliable epidemiological data in occupational health [14].…”

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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms and Relationship with Work Posture among Staff of a Nigerian University

Ojule

Dokubo

Emmanuel³

2020

IJTDH

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Background: Improper work postures have been associated with many detrimental health outcomes including musculoskeletal disorders. Emerging evidence however suggests that some of these health concerns may be lessened by reducing sedentary behaviour at work. Musculoskeletal disorders have been ranked top among the most prevalent health problems relating directly to working conditions. Aim: This study was thus aimed at determining the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder symptoms and their relationship with work posture among staff of the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional design was used in conducting this study among academic and non-academic staff of the University of Port Harcourt. 256 study participants were involved in this study. They were selected using the multistage sampling technique. A self-administered semi-structured questionnaire was the study instrument. Collected data was transferred to the Microsoft Excel (2016) software for cleaning and coding. The Statistical Package for Social Science was used for analysis of the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed and statistical significance was set at <0.05. Results: Majority 172 (54.3%) of the respondents had experienced musculoskeletal pain that involved the head, neck, back and other regions of their bodies. Also, a statistically significant association was found to exist between work posture and the occurrence of pelvic and perineal pain. Dynamic postures while working was found to offer a protective effect against the occurrence of thoracic and abdominal pain (O.R. = 0.88). Conclusion and Recommendations: Work-related musculoskeletal disorder symptoms were found to be prevalent in this study. The relationship between work postures and the identified symptoms among the staff was also established. It was recommended that health information on alternation between sitting and standing working postures be passed on to staff working in the study area as well as a redesigning of the work-stations of the staff to adopt ergonomic standards necessary for preventing the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

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