Musculoskeletal disorders among dental assistants: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and associated sociodemographic and work-related factors among dental assistants (DAs) in the hail province, Saudi Arabia.

Methods

Participants were 119 DAs with an average age of 28.9 years (SD ± 4.8 years), of whom 86.6% were females. A self-administered questionnaire which included Nordic Musculoskeletal questionnaire and questions on socio-demographic and work-related factors was used. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the prevalence of MSDs during the past 12 months and 7 days. Multivariate binary logistic regression statistical tests were used to calculate the association between MSDs and socio-demographic and work-related factors.

Results

The overall prevale

SUBMITTER: Aljanakh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787391 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature