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

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