Analysis of work-related low back musculoskeletal disorders among electric welders in an automobile factory / 中国职业医学
China Occupational Medicine
; (6): 178-181, 2020.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-881882
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the prevalence of work-related low back musculoskeletal disorders(WMSDs) among electric welders in an automobile factory and to analyze its individual influence factors.METHODS:
A total of 754 electric welders with a service length ≥1.0 years from an automobile factory in Shiyan City were selected using judgment sampling method. The Musculoskeletal Disorders Standard Questionnaire was used to collect the information of low back WMSDs.RESULTS:
The annual prevalence of low back WMSDs among electric welders was 65.9%(497/754). The prevalence in females was higher than that in males(78.4% vs 63.1%, P<0.01). The prevalence of WMSDs had a rising tendency with age, educational level and service length(P<0.01). The multivariate logistic regression analysis results showed that the risk factors for low back WMSDs were age, gender, and educational level(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:
The prevalence of low back WMSDs of electric welders in the automobile factory is high. Gender, age and educational level are the main risk factors affecting low back WMSDs.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Occupational Medicine
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article