Neck, upper back and lower back pain and associated risk factors among primary school children

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作者：

Mohd A.K. ^{[1
]}

Zailina H. ^{[1
]}

Shamsul B.M.T. ^{[1
]}

Nurul A.M.A. ^{[1
]}

Mohd A.M.N. ^{[1
]}

Syazwan A.I. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor

来源：

Journal of Applied Sciences | 2010年 / 10卷 / 05期

关键词：

Classroom furniture; Musculoskeletal disorder; Schoolbag weight; Schoolchildren;

D O I：

10.3923/jas.2010.431.435

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摘要：

Ergonomic among children is important as it will influence their growth, which mainly results from the development of the musculoskeletal system. Their anthropometric characteristics are totally different from adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 school children from two primary schools in Malaysia. Year 2 and 5 children were randomly selected and were given questionnaires to obtain information on their background, musculoskeletal pain/discomfort complaints, previous skeletal injuries and satisfaction with classroom furniture. A TANITA electronic weighing scale was used to measure their body weights, schoolbag load and relative schoolbag weight. A Harpenden anthropometer was used to measure their standing height. Neck pain (NP) was the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) with lifetime prevalence (LP) of 33% and a periodic prevalence (PP) of 15.3%, followed by the upper back pain (UBP) with a LP of 20.2% and a PP of 9.1% and lastly low back pain (LBP) with a LP of 13.1% and a PP of 8.1%. Binary logistic regression performed, showed the LP of neck pain were significantly influenced by factors namely: overall satisfaction with the classroom furniture, satisfaction with the backrest shape and desk height. Results showed that the schoolbag load and classroom furniture significantly influenced the prevalence of MSD. © 2010 Asian Network for Scientific Information.

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页码：431 / 435

页数：4

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