Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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  • Pages.1-8
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  • 2011
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  • 1225-3618(pISSN)
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  • 2052-4374(eISSN)
대한직업환경의학회 (The Korean Society of Occupational & Environmental Medicine)
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참외 재배 농업인의 근골격계 증상 유병률과 인간공학적 위험요인

The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms and the Ergonomic Risk Factors among Oriental Melon-growing Farmers

  • 배규정 (한양대학교 의과대학 산업의학교실) ;
  • 이경숙 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원) ;
  • 공용구 (성균관대학교 시스템경영공학과) ;
  • 오경재 (원광대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이수진 (한양대학교 의과대학 산업의학교실)
  • Bae, Kyu-Jung (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung-Sook (National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Kong, Yong-Ku (Department of Systems Management Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Oh, Gyung-Jae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Soo-Jin (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
  • 발행 : 2011.03.31
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초록

목적: 이 연구는 참외재배 농업인의 신체 부위별 근골격계 증상 유병률을 알아보고 그와 관련된 요인들을 분석하고, 참외재배 시 수반되는 주요 작업요소들에 대한 인간공학적 평가를 실시하는데 있다. 방법: 217명을 대상으로 일반적 특성 및 NIOSH의 증상 조사표를 사용하여 근골격계 증상에 대해 설문하고, 작업요소들에 대해서는 인간공학적 도구(REBA, OWAS)를 활용하여 평가하였다. 결과: 최종 응답자 202명 중 근골격계 증상 유병률은 NIOSH 기준으로 분류하였을 때는 근골격계 증상 유병률(1부위 이상이 있는 경우)은 전체 152명(75.2%)이었고 신체부위별 유병률은 허리가 102명(50.5%)로 가장 높았고, 무릎 86명(42.6%), 어깨 71명(35.1%) 순이었다. 통증호소자 기준으로 분류하였을 때는 전체 91명(45.0%)이었고 신체부위별 유병률은 전체에서 허리가 54명(26.7%)로 가장 높았고, 무릎 41명(20.3%), 어깨 37명(18.3%) 순이었다. 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과는 여성이 남성에 비해(OR=2.409, 95% CI=1.071~5.389), 작업력이 30년 이상이 30년 미만에 비해(OR=2.445, 95% CI=1.150~5.197)로 높은 위험도를 나타났다. 인간공학적 위험요인 평가에서는 REBA와 OWAS 모두 고위험작업으로 분류되는 작업은 박스/모종 위치작업, 모종심기, 참외따기였다. 재배면적당 총 작업시간은 순치기, 참외따기, 비닐개폐의 순서로 높았다. 결론: 참외 재배 농업인에서 근골격계 증상유병율이 75.2%로 매우 높았다. 쪼그려앉기 등과 같은 인간공학적으로 매우 위험한 요인들에 노출되고 있어 이들에 대한 개선이 요구된다.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in oriental melon-growing farmers and to evaluate the ergonomic risk factors of melon cultivation. Methods: The study included 217 subjects growing oriental melons mainly in 3 villages. Subjects were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. Instruments used the general features and symptom table of NIOSH to evaluate tasks using ergonomic tools (REBA, OWAS). Results: A total of 202 final respondents answered. The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms based on the NIOSH standard criteria was 162 (75.2%). The prevalence per body part for lower back, knee and shoulder were 102 (50.5%), 86 (42.6%) and 71 (35.1%), respectively. The prevalence of pain complaints of the musculoskeletal symptom was 91 (45.0%). The prevalence of complaints per body part of lower back, knee and shoulder were 54 (26.7%), 41 (20.3%) and 37 (18.3%), respectively. Logistic regression analysis showed men were at higher risk compared to women (OR=2.409, 95% CI=1.071~5.389), and ore than 30 years of work having a higher risk compared to less than 30 years of work (OR=2.445, 95% CI=1.150~5.197). High risk tasks were moving around boxes and nursery plants for planting, transplanting nursery plants, and picking melons. Conclusions: Musculoskeletal symptoms were very highly prevalent in oriental melon-growing farmers, showing up in 75.2% of cases. They were exposed to ergonomic high risk factors such as squatting. These risk factors must be improved in some way.

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