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Ergonomic investigation and assessment of motorcyclists musculoskeletal disorders

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dc.contributor.author MUSA-OLOKUTA, Adekunle I.
dc.contributor.author NWAOKOCHA, Collins
dc.contributor.author SHOTE, Adeola S.
dc.contributor.author AASA, Samson A.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-23T08:39:38Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-23T08:39:38Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.citation GIEDRIMAS, Vaidas, MUSA-OLOKUTA, Adekunle I., NWAOKOCHA, Collins et al. Ergonomic investigation and assessment of motorcyclists musculoskeletal disorders. In: Journal of Engineering Science. 2022, V. 29, N. 1, pp. 105-111. ISSN 2587-3474, eISSN 2587-3482. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2587-3474
dc.identifier.issn 2587-3482
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.52326/jes.utm.2022.29(1).09
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.utm.md/handle/5014/19843
dc.description.abstract Motorcycles have become a mean of transportation in our rural and urban area in Nigeria. This cross sectional study was conducted in Abeokuta Ogun State to assess the work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among the motorcyclist between October 2021 and January 2022 using snowball techniques. A structured modified Nordic Musculoskeletal disorder questionnaire (SNMQ) was administered to four hundred and fifty (450) motorcyclists. The result shows that 91.6% (412) of the motorcyclist participated. Furthermore, 76.1% of the cyclist experienced daily pains and 81.6% reported major pains in body parts. However, the results also show that major affected body regions were lower back (81.6%), leg (61.2%), upper back (82.0%), shoulder (55.1%), neck (82.5%), knee (73.3%), wrist/hand (98.8%), thigh (91.3%), ankle/feet (78.9%), ears (80.3%), eyes (59.0%), head (63.1%) respectively. The study concluded that high prevalence of WRMSDs existed among the commercial motorcyclists as a result of working hours, sitting posture, smoking and alcoholic drinking. Reduction of these symptoms could be achieved through the reduction of working hours. en_US
dc.description.abstract Motocicletele au devenit un mijloc de transport în zonele rurale și urbane din Nigeria. Acest studiu transversal a fost efectuat în statul Abeokuta Ogun pentru a evalua tulburările musculo-scheletale legate de muncă (WRMSD) în rândul motociclistului între octombrie 2021 și ianuarie 2022, folosind tehnici de bulgăre de zăpadă. Un chestionar modificat structurat pentru tulburări musculo-scheletale nordice (SNMQ) a fost administrat patru sute cincizeci (450) de motocicliști. Rezultatul arată că 91,6% (412) dintre motocicliști au participat. În plus, 76,1% dintre cicliști au avut dureri zilnice și 81,6% au raportat dureri majore în părți ale corpului. Cu toate acestea, rezultatele mai arată că regiunile majore ale corpului afectate au fost partea inferioară a spatelui (81,6%), picior (61,2%), partea superioară a spatelui (82,0%), umărul (55,1%), gâtul (82,5%), genunchi (73,3%), încheietura mâinii/mâna (98,8%), coapsă (91,3%), gleznă/picioare (78,9%), urechi (80,3%), ochi (59,0%), respectiv cap (63,1%). Studiul a concluzionat că există o prevalență ridicată a WRMSD în rândul motocicliștilor comerciali ca urmare a orelor de lucru, a posturii pe scaun, a fumatului și a consumului de alcool. Reducerea acestor simptome ar putea fi realizată prin reducerea orelor de lucru. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Technical University of Moldova en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Engineering Science;2022, V. 29, N. 1
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject motorcyclists en_US
dc.subject motociclişti en_US
dc.title Ergonomic investigation and assessment of motorcyclists musculoskeletal disorders en_US
dc.title.alternative Investigarea și evaluarea ergonomică a tulburărilor musculo-scheletale la motocicliști en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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