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Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist

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

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Main Authors: Karmegam, K., Ismail, M.Y., Mohd Sapuan, Salit, Ismail, N., Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin, Seetha, P.
Other Authors: megam76@gmail.com
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2014
Subjects:
Motorcycle
Ergonomic
Comfort
Discomfort
Body part
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37350
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spelling my.unimap-373502014-10-09T08:57:45Z Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist Karmegam, K. Ismail, M.Y. Mohd Sapuan, Salit Ismail, N. Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin Seetha, P. megam76@gmail.com Motorcycle Ergonomic Comfort Discomfort Body part National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia The main objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of self reported discomfort and the rating of discomfort among male and female motorcyclist. A subjective assessment technique (questionnaire) was used. The developed questionnaire includes personal factors such as age, height, weight, riding experience (years) and riding hours in a week. The questionnaire also consists of a discomfort checklist in the form of body chart. Of 1000 motorcyclist assessed, 957 (male = 481, female = 476) were enrolled into the study. The statistical analysis (descriptive) on score rating of each discomfort symptoms was carried out from the checklist. The result indicates that majority (>50%) of the male and female motorcyclists experienced discomfort in their body parts during the riding process. The motorcyclist mainly experienced discomfort on their upper body parts (neck or head, shoulder, upper back, arms and hands, low back and buttocks). The female compared to the male motorcyclists have expressed higher discomfort level in their thighs. Meanwhile majority of both male and female motorcyclists have indicated no discomfort in their lower body part (knees, calf leg below knee and ankles and feet). The prevalence of discomfort in motorcyclists was 50% (male) and 55% (female). Therefore, the results suggest that the motorcyclist do suffer from the discomfort on certain body part during riding process. 2014-10-09T08:56:46Z 2014-10-09T08:56:46Z 2009-12-01 Working Paper p.49-52 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37350 en Proceeding of the National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009); Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
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language English
topic Motorcycle
Ergonomic
Comfort
Discomfort
Body part
spellingShingle Motorcycle
Ergonomic
Comfort
Discomfort
Body part
Karmegam, K.
Ismail, M.Y.
Mohd Sapuan, Salit
Ismail, N.
Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin
Seetha, P.
Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist
description National Symposium on Advancements in Ergonomics and Safety (ERGOSYM2009), 1st – 2nd December 2009, Perlis, Malaysia
author2 megam76@gmail.com
author_facet megam76@gmail.com
Karmegam, K.
Ismail, M.Y.
Mohd Sapuan, Salit
Ismail, N.
Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin
Seetha, P.
format Working Paper
author Karmegam, K.
Ismail, M.Y.
Mohd Sapuan, Salit
Ismail, N.
Shamsul Bahri, Mohd Tamrin
Seetha, P.
author_sort Karmegam, K.
title Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist
title_short Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist
title_full Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist
title_fullStr Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist
title_full_unstemmed Study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist
title_sort study of prevalence of self reported discomfort among motorcyclist
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2014
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/37350
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