Open AccessPRACTICE OF ERGONOMICS AMONG THE BANKERS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
Author(s) -
Mahmooda Naqvi,
Muhammad Naeem Shahid,
Ghazala Noor Nizami,
Sania Hassan Ali
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.1.2/007
Subject(s) - public sector , private sector , descriptive statistics , observational study , sample (material) , business , categorical variable , medicine , psychology , statistics , marketing , economics , mathematics , economic growth , economy , chemistry , chromatography
OBJECTIVETo compare the knowledge and practice of ergonomics among bankers of private and public sector.METHODA cross-sectional study was conducted on bankers of Karachi over a period of 6 months. 200 participants were recruited from one of the reputed public sector bank of Karachi for the observational study. Another group of 200 members was taken from different private banks of Karachi. Convenience, sampling technique was chosen for data collection by using self-administered Questionnaire. Data entry was done on SPSS Version 20. Mean is calculated by using One sample T-test and considered significant at p value <0.05. In addition, the frequencies and percentages were taken as descriptive statistics for categorical variables.RESULTSThe workshop on ergonomics revealed statistically significant difference between the mean values 1.82, (p =0.00) and 1.95 (p=0.06) in the private and public sector bankers respectively. In addition, the means of back care were also calculated between the two sectors; showing higher mean values (1.83,) among the public sector bankers as compared to the private sector bankers (1.72, p=0.00).CONCLUSION`Our result shows that private sector bankers are more vigilant about their health and posture as compared to the public sector. The above result appears to be useful indicators of determining the risk of musculoskeletal problems among bankers.