Background and Aims
Musculoskeletal Disorders are prevalent in construction workers in
comparison to other working groups. This study was done to determine the prevalence of
musculoskeletal disorders in four construction sites.
Methods
This study which has been done in Orumieh city in first six month grade of 1385 is a
descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study. For 89 construction workers questionnaires
were completed. Nordic standard questionnaire was used in study.
Results
The higher (50.6%) and lowest (1.1%) prevalence rate were in low back and foot,
respectively .Following low back, wrist (43.8%) and shoulder (40.4%) have the highest
prevalence rate. There is a significant relation among neck, wrist, low back and knee with age and
experience of workers (P <0.05).The chance of neck, wrist and low back incidence is increasing
with age.
Conclusion
The results of this study reveal that the prevalence rate of Musculoskeletal Disorders
are high in construction workers. Probably, the high prevalence of these disorders is due to non
neutral postures, repetitive motions, manual material handling and the weight of used tools and
objects . Therefore, ergonomics interventions in order to correction of awkward working posture,
reducing working time and handled materials and tools weights modification in order to
decreasing these disorders prevalence are suggested.
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