Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among teachers

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Reis, Eduardo José Farias Borges dos²  Araújo, Tânia Maria de¹  Carvalho, Fernando Martins²  Cardoso, Jefferson Paixão³  Ribeiro, Isadora de Queiroz Batista² 

[1] Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia;Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador;Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana

关键词: teacher;    occupational health;    education;    low back pain;    back pain.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2009000400010

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The article describes the prevalence of musculoskeletalpain according to socio-demographic and occupational variables among elementary school teachers. A cross-sectional study included all 4,496 school teachers of the municipal elementary education network of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. There was a high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in lower limbs (41.1%), upper limbs (23.7%) and back (41.1%). The overall prevalence of musculoskeletal pain related to any of the three body segments was 55%. Musculoskeletal pain was more prevalent in the three body segments investigated: among women, the elderly, those with high-level school education, married, with three or more children, and who had worked over fourteen years as teachers. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was associated with the following occupational variables: working over five years at the school, high level of physical exertion, not having a paid activity other than teaching, and reporting heat in the classroom. The findings draw attention toward the need to adopt public policies to improve the working conditions of teachers.

【 授权许可】

CC BY