Magnitude and factors associated with musculoskeletal disorder among patients with diabetes attending chronic care at Arba Minch General Hospital, Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study

Abebe, Girma; Hailu, Tadiwos; Fikadu, Teshale; Gebremickael, Abinet; Temesgen, Rodas; Shibru, Tamiru; Kefelew, Etenesh; Dawit, Firehiwot; Atnafu, Kaleb; Tesega, Wondwossen Wale; Bekele, Alehegn

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059218

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“…This finding indicated that the overall prevalence of self-reported MSDs symptoms among water-carrying women was 72.5% which was consistent with the study conducted in Brazil (72.7%) ( 23 ). However, this result was greater than that of studies done in Ethiopia with healthcare professionals 64.2% ( 24 ), 40.1% ( 25 ), hairdressers (47.5%) ( 26 ), computer users (bankers) (58.8%) ( 27 ), and healthcare providers (44.2%) ( 28 ), diabetic patients (23.29%) ( 29 ), barber workers (55.7%) ( 30 ), and cleaners (52.3%) ( 31 ).…”

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Self-reported musculoskeletal disorder symptoms and associated factors among water carrying women in Legambo district, Northeastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study design

Berihun,

Gasheya,

Abebaw

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionMusculoskeletal disorders are the leading cause of illness, disability, and poor quality of life. Lack of access to potable water in the backyard forces women to take water from off-plot sources every day, which may expose them to various health risks. However, there has been little investigation on the musculoskeletal disorders’ health effects on water-carrying women.ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess musculoskeletal disorders symptoms and associated factors among water-carrying women in the Legambo district, Northeastern Ethiopia.Materials and methodsA community-based cross-sectional study was done with 618 water-carrying women chosen using simple random and systematic random sampling techniques. The data were collected using face-to-face interviews with the standard Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Data entry were carried out using Epi-data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25.0 for analysis. A binary logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with self-reported musculoskeletal disorder symptoms at a 95% confidence interval (CI). In the multivariate model, variables with a p-value ≤0.05 and a 95% CI were declared as factors of self-reported musculoskeletal disorder symptoms. The model’s fitness was assessed using Hosmer and Lemeshow, and it was found to be fit.ResultsThe prevalence of self-reported MSD symptoms was 72.5% during the previous 12 months. MSD symptoms were significantly elevated among women who carried water from a distance of 501–1,000 m [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 5.39, 95% CI = 3.64–9.69] and >1,000 m (5.93, 2.84–12.40), carried a water load of >15 kg during pregnancy (8.29, 2.97–23.09), and carried a water load of >15 kg when not pregnant (1.59, 1.44–2.68).ConclusionThree-fourths of the participants had self-reported musculoskeletal disorder symptoms in the past 12 months. Distance of water sources from their house, carrying the same amount of water during pregnancy, and weight of the water load carrying were factors associated with the self-reported musculoskeletal disorder symptoms. Hence, health professionals should raise awareness of the association between carrying high water loads and the development of MSDs, especially during pregnancy. Improvement in water supply infrastructure and enhancing behavioral intervention should be done. Furthermore, Future researchers should assess MSDs using objective measurements and cohort studies should be implemented.

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