Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Associated Risk Factors among Furniture Manufacturing Workers in Guangdong, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yan Yang, Jiancheng Zeng, Yimin Liu, Zhongxu Wang, Ning Jia () and Zhi Wang ()
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Yan Yang: Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People’s Hospital, Guangzhou 510620, China
Jiancheng Zeng: Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People’s Hospital, Guangzhou 510620, China
Yimin Liu: Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People’s Hospital, Guangzhou 510620, China
Zhongxu Wang: National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Ning Jia: National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Zhi Wang: Key Laboratory of Occupational Environment and Health, Guangzhou Twelfth People’s Hospital, Guangzhou 510620, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: Objective: This study aims to investigate the one-year prevalence and the associated factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among furniture manufacturing workers in Guangdong, China. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 4181 (2953 males and 1228 females) furniture manufacturing workers was conducted between September 2019 and December 2019. All information about WMSDs was collected by the electronic version of Chinese Musculoskeletal Questionnaires (CMQ). Descriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression model were used to interpret the data. Result: The overall prevalence of WMSDs was 31.57%. The WMSD symptoms most commonly occurred in the neck (16.77%), followed by the shoulders (14.90%), ankles/feet (14.64%), hands/wrists (13.30%), upper back (11.48%), and lower back (10.95%). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that several individual, labor organization, and ergonomics-related factors conferred significant risks to WMSDs at different body sites. Conclusions: WMSDs remain the major occupational health problem for furniture manufacturing workers. Hence, some effective and feasible protective measures for furniture manufacturing workers are required in order to alleviate the health burden caused by WMSDs.

Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders; furniture manufacturing workers; risk factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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