Self-Reported Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Determinant Factors Of Female Beauty Salon Hair Dressers, In Addis Ababa, Ethhiopia
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Hair dressers are one of the high risk professionals for work related
musculoskeletal disorder. Which are not frequently studied and there is little evidence
on this problem. So studying about work related musculoskeletal disorder among
hairdressers is one of the key issues in improving worker’s health and safety.
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the magnitude and associated factors of
self reported work related musculoskeletal disorder among hair dressers in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia.
Method: Across sectional study was conducted among hair dressers who were
working in Addis Ababa, city with a sample size of 609. Five sub cities and
hairdressing salons were selected randomly. Data were collected using structured
questionnaire adapted from Nordic questionnaire. Six data collectors and two
supervisors were involved. Data was entered; coded and cleaned using Epi Info
version 7 and then the data was exported into the SPSS 20 for analysis. Bivariate and
multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine association.
Result: The prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders was 76.6%. The
most commonly affected body parts were, the lower back (71.5%), shoulder (51.6%)
and hand or wrist (46.6%). The risk factors of the WMSDs that were identified
included, work experience [AOR: 2.5, 95%CI (1.2-5.4)], time spent in standing
position for long periods [AOR: 2.6, 95%CI (1.6-7)], working hours per week [AOR:
1.5, 95%CI (1.06-2.4)], BMI[AOR: 2, 95%CI (1.1-4.1)], and thermal condition[AOR:
1.6, 95%CI (1.0-2.4)]. Taking sufficient rest by hair dressers was one of the coping
strategies adopted by the hairdressers.
Conclusions and recommendation: The prevalence of work related musculoskeletal
disorder among hair dressers was higher and the three most body parts reported were
lower back, shoulder and hand. Generally the tasks ,working posture ,work experience
, workload, thermal condition and BMI in hair dressing were create a high risk of
work related musculoskeletal disorder to hairdressers . The problem should have got
public and regulatory bodies attention to promote health of workers in the salon.
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Musculoskeletal Disorders