THE CORRELATION BETWEEN AGE, TENURE, AND HEIGHT WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS COMPLAINT (OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AMONG BRICK CRAFTSMAN IN LOK BUNTAR VILLAGE SUNGAI TABUK DISTRICT)

Noor, Ihya Hazairin and Helmi, Zairin Noor and Setyaningrum, Ratna (2015) THE CORRELATION BETWEEN AGE, TENURE, AND HEIGHT WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS COMPLAINT (OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AMONG BRICK CRAFTSMAN IN LOK BUNTAR VILLAGE SUNGAI TABUK DISTRICT). PROCEEDINGS International Seminar and Workshop on Public Health Action "Building Healthy Community".

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Abstract

Based on research by the Center for Ecological Health Research and Development Department of Health in 2004 involving 800 people from 8 informal sector in Indonesia, brick craftsman are a group of workers who suffered most musculoskeletal disorders (MSDS) complaints. This research aims to determine correlation between age, tenure, and height with MSDS complaints among brick craftsman in Lok Buntar Village Sungai Tabuk District. This is an observational analytic research with cross sectional approach. The population was the entire of brick craftsman in Lok Buntar Village with 37 samples. The research instrument was a sheet, microtoise and Nordic Body Map check list. The statistical test had been used chi-square test (α = 0.05). The majority of respondents in aged ≥ 35 years (54.05 %) with work duration ≥ 8 years (56.76 %) and height < 151.3 cm (67.57%). The results showed that there is a significant correlation between age with MSDS complaints with p-value of 0.001 and OR was 17,500, there is significant correlation between tenure with MSDS complaints with p-value 0.000 and OR was 26,000, but there is no significant correlation between height with MSDS complaints by p-value 0.353. There is significant correlation between age and tenure with MSDS complaint, but there is no significant correlation between height with MSDS complaint. Therefore, brick craftsman is suggested to create an ergonomic work stations. Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders complaints, age, tenure, height, brick craftsman

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