Prevalence and Work-Related Musculoskeketal discomfort related factors among Thai Gas Employees in Samut Sakhon Province
Keywords:
prevalence, Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Thai gas filling workersAbstract
This cross-sectional analytic study aims (1) to determine the prevalence of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders--WMSD and (2) to study factors related to the work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Thai Gas packing staff in Samut Sakhon Province. The sample group used in the study was Thai gas filling workers in Samut Sakhon Province. A questionnaire was collected from a total of 182 people by using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, and Chi-square statistics. The results of the study showed that (1) Thai gas filling workers Samut Sakhon Province showed a prevalence of WMSDs of 96.1 percent in the chronic phase and 74.7 percent in the acute phase. The area or location that was found with the most WMSDs in the chronic phase and in the acute phase was in the lower back. (2) A study of factors related to WMSDs in Thai gas filling workers found that gender, age and work characteristics were significantly related to WMSDs at the level of .05
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