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Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists

National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia

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Main Authors: Mohd Hafzi, Md Isa, Rohayu, Sarani, Noor Faradila, Paiman, Wong, S.V.
Other Authors: mohdhafzi@miros.gov.my
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2014
Subjects:
Musculoskeletal disorders
Motorcyclists
Occupational
Low back pain
Questionnaire
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37348
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spelling my.unimap-373482014-10-09T08:11:19Z Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists Mohd Hafzi, Md Isa Rohayu, Sarani Noor Faradila, Paiman Wong, S.V. mohdhafzi@miros.gov.my Musculoskeletal disorders Motorcyclists Occupational Low back pain Questionnaire National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among non-occupational motorcyclists (NMCs) and occupational motorcyclists (OMCs). Results: By using self-administered questionnaires, information pertaining health history, work environment and demographic profiles were obtained from 884 respondents; NMCs (N=560) and OMCs (N=324) including mail deliveries (N=189), dispatch boy (N=53) and traffic enforcement officers (N=82). There was significant difference in mean body mass index (BMI), daily riding time, daily mileage, monthly riding time and posture score between the two groups with OMCs reported higher mean values. The most commonly affected body regions (>50%) among the motorcyclists for the past 7 days and 12 months prior to the study were lower back, neck, shoulder, upper back and hips/thighs/buttocks. Low back pain (LBP) was the most reported symptom with a 12-month prevalence whereby OMCs denoted a higher prevalence of 82.3% as compared with NMCs (62.8%). In addition to that, OMCs experienced higher frequencies and longer duration of LBP together with a higher percentage of absenteeism from work due to LBP. After adjusting for the effects of demographic characteristics and lifestyle factors, we found that riding time, posture score, smoking status and past accident were the major factors significantly associated with higher LBP prevalence in motorcyclists. Conclusions: A high prevalence of MSDs in motorcyclists was found particularly among OMCs. The prevalence of LBP among the motorcyclists in this study is comparable and for som 2014-10-09T08:11:19Z 2014-10-09T08:11:19Z 2009-12-01 Working Paper p.38-44 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37348 en Proceeding of the National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009); Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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topic Musculoskeletal disorders
Motorcyclists
Occupational
Low back pain
Questionnaire
spellingShingle Musculoskeletal disorders
Motorcyclists
Occupational
Low back pain
Questionnaire
Mohd Hafzi, Md Isa
Rohayu, Sarani
Noor Faradila, Paiman
Wong, S.V.
Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists
description National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia
author2 mohdhafzi@miros.gov.my
author_facet mohdhafzi@miros.gov.my
Mohd Hafzi, Md Isa
Rohayu, Sarani
Noor Faradila, Paiman
Wong, S.V.
format Working Paper
author Mohd Hafzi, Md Isa
Rohayu, Sarani
Noor Faradila, Paiman
Wong, S.V.
author_sort Mohd Hafzi, Md Isa
title Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists
title_short Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists
title_full Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists
title_fullStr Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists
title_sort prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders of motorcyclists
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2014
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37348
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