Open AccessCharacteristics of musculoskeletal pain among employees of fish processing factory in Udupi City, Karnataka
Author(s) -
Rajesh Navada V. Gundmi,
Somu Gangahanumaiah,
Arun G Maiya,
Vasudeva Guddattu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1270_20
Subject(s) - musculoskeletal pain , medicine , physical therapy , fish <actinopterygii> , fish processing , work (physics) , factory (object oriented programming) , musculoskeletal disorder , environmental health , veterinary medicine , human factors and ergonomics , fishery , engineering , biology , computer science , poison control , mechanical engineering , programming language
Fish processing employees are exposed to various occupational risk factors that result in musculoskeletal pain (MSP). The objective of the study was to determine the characteristics of MSP among them and its association with the nature of the job and work condition. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 364 employees of five fish processing factories using standard questionnaires. Descriptive analysis and Chi-square test were performed using SPSS software version 15.0. The prevalence of MSP was 77.7% affecting more of the upper extremities (43.8%). Mild and moderate types of pain were more (37.6%) that resulted due to repeated work (30.2%) and work method (35.4%) that include extreme temperature and work posture. The mean numeric pain severity score was 3.02 ± 2.14. Global self-rated health was reported as predominantly good (57.7%). To conclude, the study revealed a higher prevalence of MSP and its various characteristics in detail which help in designing intervention programs.