World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER AMONG THE WORKERS OF GOLD JEWELLERY FACTORY

Susmita Karmakar Soma* and Md. Shafiur Rahman

ABSTRACT

Background: Jewellery has always been part of the culture of the Indian subcontinent. One of the most popular
small-scale industries in Bangladesh is the production of gold ornaments. These industries belong to the
unorganized sector of the country. The purpose of the study was also to find out the musculoskeletal symptoms and
determine associated risk factors and their socio-demographic characteristics. Methods: A cross sectional study
was carried out from 1st January to 31st December, 2021. Some gold jewellery factories were selected purposively
in Tanti Bazar Old Dhaka City and study participants were selected conveniently. Data were collected by face-toface
interview using pretested and semi-structured questionnaire based on Standardised Nordic Musculoskeletal
Questionnaire (NMQ). The statistical analysis was done by using the SPSS software version 25. There were a total
374 male respondents with age ranged from 20 to 58 years. Results: The study revealed that, most of the
respondents (94.12%) suffered ache, pain, and discomfort in the hip or thigh in last 12 months. Mean working
experience of the respondents was 13.64±8.17 years. Musculoskeletal symptoms were significantly associated with
age, working experience and not having good working station design. Conclusion: This study may help to reduce
the musculoskeletal symptoms among the gold jewellery workers by taking proper educational programs on
prevention and coping strategies for musculoskeletal disorder which is very much essential now a days.

[Full Text Article]   [Download Certificate]