Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Rural Handloom Weavers in Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Abstract

The loom industry is the traditional industry in Bangladesh. It is situated especially in rural areas. Many weavers are working in the handloom industry. The study aims to determine the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal pain and its associated factors. This study is a cross-sectional study, including openended and close-ended questionnaires. Two hundred fifty (250) handloom weavers have participated in this study. Frequency analysis and Chi-square test were done by R software. A total of 82.4% of weavers have musculoskeletal pain. Among them, 50% have lower back pain, 48.4% have shoulder pain, and 46.4% have knee pain. Some factors are associated with those pain. Age of respondents and number of working days are associated with lower back pain and shoulder pain. Only age is associated with thigh, ankle and elbow pain. Types of treatment that weavers have taken are associated with arm pain. The weavers with musculoskeletal pain are mostly illiterate and have not taken physical exercise. Notably, 67.2% of weavers have taken treatment, and 21.6% of the participants reported that they have improved upon the treatment. Among those who have taken treatment, only 21.6% of weavers have got improved. As the highest portion of weavers has musculoskeletal, proper knowledge should be implemented for them and need to improve their quality of life. Bangladesh government and any Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) or institutions should implement consciousness about musculoskeletal pain. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 25(2): 188-198, 2022 (July)

Self-medication Practice and its Potential Determinants among Riverine-Island’s People in Sirajganj, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…Moonajilin et al (2020) conducted research among Savar residence, Bangladesh and reported that people (85%) who were more than 35 years old, conducted self-medication practice. Moreover, 54.7% middle aged (18-35 years) indigenous people were self-medicated in Chittagong hill tracts (Saha et al, 2022).…”

“…As per our study, most of the married people practiced self-medication. 53.5% married indigenous people also self-medicated in Chittagong, Bangladesh (Saha et al, 2022). In Sri lanka, 60% married rural people perceived self-medication (Wijesinghe et al, 2012).…”

“…This research was done to determine the prevalence of self-medication practice and risk factors. All questions were adopted from some published research articles by doing literature review (Moonajilin et al, 2020;Saha et al, 2022;Kabir et al, 2022). For content validity, the questionnaire was checked by two experts.…”

“…Firstly, they explained the aim of this research to the respondents and collected answers from them who were willing to participate. Also, all the rules and procedures were set out and followed according to the World Medical Declaration of Helsinki (Akhter et al, 2022;Jamil et al, 2022). Finally, data were collected from the participants via face-to-face interview.…”

Musculoskeletal Disorders in People Working as Saree Sellers

“…Common musculoskeletal problems include neck pain, limb discomfort, low back pain, joint pain, and chronic generalized pain. 1 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries or disorders of the muscles, nerves, tendons, joints, cartilage, and disorders of the nerves, tendons, muscles and supporting structures of the upper and lower limbs, neck and lower back which are caused, precipitated or exacerbated by sudden exertion or prolonged exposure to physical factors such as repetition, force, vibration, or awkward posture. 2 Common symptoms include aching and stiffness, burning sensation in muscles, fatigue, muscle twitching, pain that worsens with movement, and sleep disturbances.…”