Prevalence and associated factors of lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders among manufacturing workers: a cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To survey the prevalence of lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among Chinese manufacturing workers, and to identify the associated factors.

Design

Observational study with cross-sectional design.

Setting

A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in four manufacturing factories in China.

Participants

7908 manufacturing workers were included in this study after excluding non-conforming personnel.

Outcome measures

Individual and work-related information, and MSDs in the whole leg and knee region were measured by the anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Individual and work-related factors associated with MSDs and their effects were identified through multivariate logistic regression.

Results

Of all respondent

SUBMITTER: Jin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811580 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature