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The association of worker characteristics and occupational factors with musculoskeletal complaints of building construction workers in Indonesia
Kusmasari W.a, Yudhistira T.a, Yassierlia
a Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2019 KIIE.Construction has been categorized as an industry with a high prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints. Previous studies have found that several risk factors are related to such complaints across industries, but limited evidence exists for construction work. Effective interventions are needed to minimize the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers. This study involved 33 workers of a building construction project in the campus of Institut Teknologi Bandung. A self-reported questionnaire was utilized to collect data on workers’ musculoskeletal complaints, and the data were then processed using logistic regression. The results showed that shoulder was the body part with the highest prevalence during the last 12 months. Significant associations were found between work hour per day and the prevalence of knee complaint (OR:1.63; 95% CI:1.02-2.63) as well as between race and shoulder complaint in the last 6 months (OR:12; 95% CI:1.17-122.45). Implications of the results are discussed. Further, the findings suggest that work characteristic and occupational factors need to be considered in developing effective interventions to reduce risks of musculoskeletal disorders for construction workers in Indonesia.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Construction Workers,Musculoskeletal Complaints,Occupational Factors,Worker Characteristics[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]The study was funded by Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education [LPDP]-Ministry of Finance trough doctoral program scholarship.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.7232/iems.2019.18.4.609[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]