TY - GEN
T1 - Risk factors associated with work-related low back pain among home-based garment workers
AU - Chaiklieng, Sunisa
AU - Suggaravetsiri, Pornnapa
AU - Andajani, Sari
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of work-related low back pain (LBP) and its associated risk factors among 446 home-based informal garment workers in the northeast of Thailand. The results from structured interviews indicated the six month-prevalence of LBP was 44.39% (95% CI = 39.67–49.02). The significant risk factors of LBP were included no ordinary exercise (ORadj = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.01–2.52), members of family had LBP (ORadj = 2.19; 95% CI = 1.90–2.37), working hour ≥8 h per day (ORadj = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.98–2.61), repetitive movement (ORadj = 1.84; 95% CI = 1.12–2.99), prolonged sitting >2 h (ORadj = 2.65; 95% CI = 1.62–4.34) and no change of posture each hour (ORadj = 1.97; 95% CI = 1.18–3.30). It is concluded that no regular exercise, nature of repetitive work and prolonged sitting, and behavior of unchanged posture each hour are contributed risk factors to LBP. In order to prevent LBP in this home-based worker, ergonomics training and worker’s health promotion should be routinely implemented.
AB - This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of work-related low back pain (LBP) and its associated risk factors among 446 home-based informal garment workers in the northeast of Thailand. The results from structured interviews indicated the six month-prevalence of LBP was 44.39% (95% CI = 39.67–49.02). The significant risk factors of LBP were included no ordinary exercise (ORadj = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.01–2.52), members of family had LBP (ORadj = 2.19; 95% CI = 1.90–2.37), working hour ≥8 h per day (ORadj = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.98–2.61), repetitive movement (ORadj = 1.84; 95% CI = 1.12–2.99), prolonged sitting >2 h (ORadj = 2.65; 95% CI = 1.62–4.34) and no change of posture each hour (ORadj = 1.97; 95% CI = 1.18–3.30). It is concluded that no regular exercise, nature of repetitive work and prolonged sitting, and behavior of unchanged posture each hour are contributed risk factors to LBP. In order to prevent LBP in this home-based worker, ergonomics training and worker’s health promotion should be routinely implemented.
KW - Back pain
KW - Ergonomics
KW - Informal garment workers
KW - Prevalence
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-39512-4_115
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-39512-4_115
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85081889185
SN - 9783030395117
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 753
EP - 759
BT - Intelligent Human Systems Integration - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration IHSI 2020
A2 - Ahram, Tareq
A2 - Karwowski, Waldemar
A2 - Vergnano, Alberto
A2 - Leali, Francesco
A2 - Taiar, Redha
PB - Springer
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration, IHSI 2020
Y2 - 19 February 2020 through 21 February 2020
ER -