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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.8.3552

Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Its Related Factors among Male Workers in a Nonferrous Manufacturing Industry  

Jeong, Yeon-Ok (Graduate School of Public Health, Chungnam National University)
Cho, Young-Chae (Dept. of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Medical Sciences)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.8, 2012 , pp. 3552-3560 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to find out the complaint rate of musculo-skeletal disorder and its related factors from male manufacturing workers at a nonferrous manufacturing industry. As for the research subjects, 302 workers selected from a nonferrous manufacturer located in Daejeon City, and as for the collection of data, a standardized anonymous questionnaire survey were conducted from May 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011. As a results, the complaint rate of musculo-skeletal disorders by each body part, the symptom of shoulders was 42.7%, the highest rate, followed by the waist, 36.8%, the neck and the hand/wrist/finger, 30.5% respectively, the leg and foot, 30.1% and arm/elbow, 20.9%. The complaint rate of musculo-skeletal disorder for the sociodemographic characteristics was significantly high as survey participants' age and BMI were low and in the group having low subjective health condition. The complaint rate of musculo-skeletal disorder for the health-related behavior characteristics was significantly high in the group having been absent from work due for diseases, in the group having received outpatient services, in the group having been hospitalized for treatment, in the group not having a regular exercise and in the group having insufficient sleeping hours. Finally, the complaint rate of musculo-skeletal disorder for the job-related characteristics was significantly high in the group suffering from the physical burden of their work, in the group working while bending at the waist and in the group carrying out repetitive tasks.
Keywords
Male worker; Musculoskeletal symptom; Manufacturing industry;
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