Examination of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Related Factors among farmers of Asadabad city in 2015 Download PDF

Introduction: farming has been rated one of the most widespread and dangerous occupational activities that requires tolerating inappropriate physical condition. This study has been carried out with the aim of investigating the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and its related factors among farmers of Asadabad city in 2015. Materials and Methods: this study was a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytic study that has been conducted on 378 male farmers in Asadabad city of Hamadan. Nordic standard questionnaire was used for data collection in this research which was completed by trained personnel and was analyzed statistically. Findings: The prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders in farmers was 6.9% in the neck area, 6.6% in shoulders, 1.1% in the elbow area, 4.5% in the wrist area, 6.1% in the back, 19% in the waist, 10.1% in the hip , 2.1% in the knee and 5% in the foot. Based on the obtained results, there was a significant relationship between the developments of musculoskeletal disorders in the foot area with age and between the development of musculoskeletal disorders in the back area and farmers' awareness level. There was alsoa significant relationship between the development of musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulder, back and waist areas with the history of disease (P<0.05). There is also a significant relationship between the development of these disorders in the neck, shoulder, back, waist, knee and legs with a history of occupational accidents (P<0.05). Conclusion: according to the significant prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among farmers, it is necessary to pursue ergonomic interventions, designing tools and performing exercise movements at defined time intervals and promoting farmers' level of knowledge in the form of educational programs of professional health.