Factors Associated with Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Garbage Collectors of Municipality in Muang District Ranong Province

Abstract

Ergonomics health hazard in garbage collectors lead to Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders(WMSDs). This research aimed to examine prevalence of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs)and determine factors associated with WMSDs among garbage collectors of Municipality in Muang District Ranong Province. This research was collected the data from one hundred and two subjects of garbage collectors by multi-stage sampling. The instrument was interview from. Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and chi-square test associated with factors and WMSDs were used for data analysis. The results showed that in the last six months, prevalence of WMSDs was 100 percent and in the last seven days, prevalence of WMSDs was 72.54 percent. Both last six months, work was disturbed, and the last seven days, prevalence of WMSDs was mostly at the low back pain (LBP).The finding of hypothesis test showed that personal factors were age, smoking and physical activity, and job factors were force job and work experience were statistically associated with WMSDs of LBP in the last six months(p-value<0.05). Prevalence of WMSDs among garbage collectors was mostly at the low back pain. The results would be developed for a model on WMSDs Surveillance among garbage collectors.