Abstract

BELLORIN, Monika; SIRIT, Yadira; RINCON, Carina  and  AMORTEGUI, Martha. Musculoskeletal symptoms in civil construction workers.. Salud de los Trabajadores [online]. 2007, vol.15, n.2, pp.89-98. ISSN 1315-0138.

With the aim of determining the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and associations with employment and sociodemographic characteristics in civil construction workers, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 89 male workers. Each worker completed an occupational history and the Nordic Standardized Questionnaire. 67.4% of the participants reported musculoskeletal symptoms. The highest prevalence of symptoms was observed in the 36 to 40 year old age group. Bricklayer helpers (23.3%) and laborers (13.33%) were the most affected occupations. Low back was the most affected body part(50.6%), followed by the shoulders (13.25%). No statistically significant associations were found between symptoms and either age (X2 = 7,19) or BMI (X2 = 0,33). The observed high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among workers in this economic sector indicates

Keywords : Workers; construction; musculoskeletal symptoms.