Musculoskeletal disorder risk factors among nursing professionals in low resource settings: a cross-sectional study in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) constitute one of the main occupational hazards among health care workers. However, few epidemiological studies on work related MSD among nursing professionals have been carried out in Africa. The purpose of this study was to assess the work related musculoskeletal disorders and associated risk factors among nursing professionals in Uganda.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of MSD among 880 nursing professionals from five selected hospitals in Uganda. Data was collected using a questionnaire adapted from the Dutch Musculoskeletal and Nordic Musculoskeletal questionnaires. Descriptive (mean, standard deviation and percentages) and inferential (Chi square test and logistic regression analysis) statistics were used to analyse da

SUBMITTER: Munabi IG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3940025 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature