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KMID : 0895420080180010049
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene
2008 Volume.18 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.61
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Health Condition and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Greenhouse Vegetable Farmers
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Kim Kyung-Ran
Choi Jeong-Wha
Lee Kyung-Suk
Song Eun-Young
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Abstract
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The objective of this study is to survey the risk factors of greenhouse vegetables farmers’ work-related musculoskeletal disorders(MSDs). To offer the fundamental data for agricultural improvement of greenhouse vegetable farms, the uestionnaire of MSDs and heath condition were carried out. A group of 736 workers(males=492, females=244) in 6 branches constitutes the population and database for the analysis between 2004 and 2005. The sample branch was chosen based on paper are watermelon, strawberry, tomato, melon, cucumber, lettuce. The results are as follows: 1. Smoking rates in cucumber and tomato is the highest. 2. Drinking rates in strawberry, cucumber and lettuce is the highest in males, atermelon and melon are the highest in females. 3. Regular exercise rates in melon are the highest. 4. Physical and mental fatigue in females is higher than that of males in most crops except melon. That of strawberry and tomato is the highest. 5. The prevalence rates of medical diagnosed diseases are higher in order of osteoarthritis, erniated nucleus pulposus(HNP), and hypertension. That of strawberry, melon, and cucumber is high in case of osteoarthritis; Strawberry, melon, and watermelon are high in case of HNP. 6.Prevalence rates of musculoskeletal symptoms among the various pain areas are higher in order of low back, knees, and shoulders. That of tomato and watermelon is high in case of low back; strawberry and tomato are high in case of knees. These results can be used practically for agricultural improvement of greenhouse vegetables farms to prevent MSDs.
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KEYWORD
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greenhouse vegetables, musculoskeletal disorders, MSDs, musculoskeletal symptoms, agricultural improvement
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