A Study on Work Related Neck Pain among Bank Employees in Kolkata, India

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Varying prevalence of Work Related Neck Painhas been reported in different occupational groups. Employeesof Bank industries are subjected to various physical demands,prolonged sitting and standing postures which may lead toneck pain.Material and Methods: An observational cross sectionalstudy was conducted among 270 Bank employees of selectedNationalised banks from June-July 2018 using a pre designedpre tested structured questionnaire. Statistical analysisplan For Descriptive statistics mean± SD, for categoricalvariables frequency(n) & proportion(%),to test associationchi square test.Results: About 47.41% suffered from WRNP. Significantassociation were found between WRNP and higher age,education below graduation, duration of employment, badposture, environment, mental stress, job pressure) andergonomics of work station, height of monitor screen, distancefrom mouse to edge of table etc.Conclusion: Sensitization of all bank employees about WRNPand its effects, training programme for good working postureand improvement of working environment may be addressed.