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Epidemiology of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Illnesses among Brick Kiln Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorSanjel, S
dc.contributor.authorKhanal, SN
dc.contributor.authorThygerson, SM
dc.contributor.authorKhanal, K
dc.contributor.authorPun, Z
dc.contributor.authorLama, S
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, SK
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-21T06:32:38Z
dc.date.available2025-11-21T06:32:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionSanjel S,1 Khanal SN,2 Thygerson SM,3 Khanal K,1 Pun Z,2 Lama S,2 Joshi SK4 1Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal. 2Department of Environment Science and Engineering, School of Science, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal. 3Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, Utah, USA. 4Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Background Workers in the brick manufacturing industries require to carry heavy loads, do repetitive work and remain in awkward postures for extended periods of time. These activities may cause them to develop work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders. Objective To investigate the epidemiology of musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among brick manufacturing workers as well as similar exposure groups among brick kiln workers. Method An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted during February - March 2015 in the Kathmandu Valley. From 16 brick kilns, 400 interviewees involving green brick molding, green brick stacking/carrying, red brick loading/carrying, coal crushing/ carrying and firing were recruited. An unmatched equal size of reference group of grocery workers was maintained for comparison. Prevalence of all musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders were computed and compared among brick workers and grocery workers as well as similar exposure groups among brick kiln workers. Result The musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders were prevalent in 90.5% of the exposed and 82.2% of the reference group. Brick kiln workers were about two times more likely to experience musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders compared to the reference group. When the associations among similar exposure groups were evaluated, there were significantly high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among green brick molders, red brick loaders/carriers and coal crushers/ carriers in comparison to firemen. Conclusion This study showed a high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among brick kilns workers. Among all similar exposure groups, coal crushing/carrying task significantly elevated with all types of musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders. KEY WORDS Brick kiln workers, Ergonomics, Musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders, Similar exposure groups
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3203
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherKathmandu University
dc.subjectBrick kiln workers
dc.subjectErgonomics
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal symptoms and disorders
dc.subjectSimilar exposure groups
dc.titleEpidemiology of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Illnesses among Brick Kiln Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
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