Factors Related to Musculoskeletal Disorder preventive behaviors among dairy farmers in Saraburi province
Keywords:
Dairy Farmers, Health Believe, Preventive Behaviors, Musculoskeletal DisordersAbstract
Dairy farmer is one of the most hazardous occupations in which can affect their safety and health, resulting in illness including Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs). The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the prevalence of and preventive behaviours for MSDs and (2) to determine factors related to preventive behaviours of MSDs in dairy farmers in Saraburi Province. This research was a cross-sectional survey comprised of 380 dairy farmers. A questionnaire was self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaires were developed for the study by the researcher for data collection. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics. multiple regression analysis.
The results revealed that the prevalence of MSDs was 85.53%. Most of participants were female (54.2%), married (67.11%), completed elementary school (35.79 %), and having normal body mass index (62.11%). An average age of participant was 44.18 years old, received monthly income of 83,695.26 Baht, had work experience of 12.71 years, worked 5.59 hours per day, and worked 7 days a week. Daily work involved poor postures such as squat on the floor (76.84%), sitting on low bench (83.16%) and a chair without a backrest (78.42%), back bending (86.58%), twist (87.89%), lifting equipment (82.89%), and handling heavy equipment (86.05%). The perceived susceptibility (M=3.5), perceived benefit (M=3.43), and perceived cues to action (M=3.58) were at high level, whereas perceived severity (M=3.01), and perceived barrier (M=3.39) was at moderate level. The factors significantly related to preventive behaviors of MSDs in dairy farmers were individual factors including age (r =-.141, p=.006), educational level (r =.107, p=.042), and monthly income (r=-.353, p<.001), and health believes factors including perceived susceptibility (r = .242, p<.001), perceived severity (r = .167, p<.001), perceived barrier (r = .215, p<.001), and perceived cues to action (r = .246, p<.001).
Suggestion was reflected the need for intervention strategies to promote MSDs preventive behaviors through health believe to reduce the risks of MSDs among dairy farmers.
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