Full-time homemakers: workers who cannot “go home and relax”

RR Habib, FA Fathallah, K Messing - International Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examined how musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of female homemakers were
studied in the literature. It also presented preliminary findings from field observations of …

[HTML][HTML] Complaints of the arm, neck and shoulder among computer office workers in Sudan: a prevalence study with validation of an Arabic risk factors questionnaire

SM Eltayeb, JB Staal, AA Hassan, SS Awad… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
Background Complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulders (CANS) in general and computer-
related disorders in particular affect millions of computer office workers in Western …

Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

RR Habib, K El Zein, S Hojeij - Ergonomics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This study explores the relationship between housework and musculoskeletal symptoms
among homemakers, adjusting for social, demographic and economic factors. A cross …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the relationship between domestic work experience and musculoskeletal health among rural Nigerian women

A Osinuga, NB Fethke, WT Story, SE Ibitoye, KK Baker - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Women performing strenuous domestic tasks (especially those in developing
countries) are at risk of experiencing musculoskeletal pain (MSP). Physical, psychosocial …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of mechanical neck pain in Taif university female students: a survey study

N Gharib, NS Hamid - J Am Sci, 2013 - academia.edu
This study was conducted to identify the prevalence and the associated risk factors of neck
pain in female undergraduate students from Taif University in Saudi Arabia. Three hundred …

[PDF][PDF] The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and its predictors among Iranians' Housewives

B Fazli, H Ansari, M Noorani, SM Jafari… - … and Health System …, 2016 - academia.edu
Background and aims: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common among housewives.
Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of MSDs and its predictors among a …

Noise induced hearing loss in steel factory workers

G Agarwal, PS Nagpure, SV Gadge - International Journal of …, 2014 - nepjol.info
Background: Industrial noise is usually considered mainly from the point of view of
environmental health and safety, rather than nuisance, as sustained exposure can cause …

Evaluation of work related musculoskeletal disorder and postural stress among female potato cultivators in West Bengal, India

A Pal, S De, P Sengupta, P Maity… - Ergonomics SA: Journal …, 2015 - journals.co.za
Apart from cereal production (rice, wheat, etc.) agricultural labourers are engaged in
different vegetable cultivations in West Bengal, India, of which potato cultivation is one of the …

Musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) and their associations with ergonomic physical risk factors of the women engaging in regular rural household activities: A picture …

MM Habib, SU Rahman - Work, 2015 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal complaints among housewives are very common around
the world. In Bangladesh, although the majority of women are involved in various household …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of housework, psychosocial stress and residential environment on musculoskeletal disorders for Chinese women

J Lu, Y Chen, Y Lv - SSM-Population Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Historically, discussions of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) have focused on
paid work factors. However, the relation between housework (unpaid work) and MSDs for …