Relationship between working tenure and working posture with musculoskeletal grievance in batik madura workers

Introduction: Batik is one of the cultural heritages of Indonesian people. Batik is the result of acculturation of Javanese, Hindu and Islam which is written on a sheet of fabric. The process of making batik fabric takes a long time. This condition causes many batik workers experience work related disease, such as musculoskeletal grievance. This research aimed to analyze the relationship between working tenure and working posture with musculoskeletal grievance in Batik Madura workers. Methods: This research was an observational research with a cross sectional design. The research population was all Batik Madura workers. The sample in this study was 61 Batik Madura workers. The variables researched included working tenure, working posture and musculoskeletal grievance. Data were collected by observation, filling out research questionnaires, and Nordic Body Map (NBM). The data analysis used was the Spearman correlation. Results: There was no relationship between working tenure with musculoskeletal grievance with a value of p = 0.837 and there was relationship between working posture with musculoskeletal grievance with a value of p = 0.000. Conclusion: The working tenure didn’t have relationship with musculoskeletal grievance. The working posture had a relationship with musculoskeletal grievance.