| ABSTRACT | Volume 1, Issue 5, Pages 163-166 (July 2015)

Research article   PREVALENCE OF NECK PAIN AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG OFFICE WORKERS    | Md Shah Billal Masum | and | Monirul Haqe |. American Journal of Innovative Research and Applied Sciences. 2015; 1(5)163-166.   | PDF FULL TEXT|

ABSTRACT   Background: Persisting neck pain is a common problem among office workers. With industrialization and growing economy, in developing countries like Bangladesh, lifestyle and work pattern is changing very quickly. With this momentum of our corporate culture we are facing some occupational hazards. Work related neck is a prominent problem and public health concern among these occupational hazards. Objective: To assess prevalence of neck pain and associated factors among office workers in Dhaka city was the aim of this study. Methodology: A cross sectional analytical study was done in 10 private offices throughout the Dhaka city from July 2013 to December 2013. Non probability purposive sampling was used to collect data. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data and it was reviewed and analyzed by using SPSS. Results: In this study 22.22% office workers experienced neck pain on regular basis and 52.22% of the respondent sometimes. Most of the respondent (55.7%) had muscle spasm which was the main cause of neck pain and preventable indeed. Rest of the respondent had abnormal sensation like burning, tingling and numbness. Result revealed that neck pain might be associated with type of job (P=0.009), sitting position (P=0.038), rest time during work (P=0.05), regular physical exercise (P=0.001), proper ventilation on the work place (p=0.035) and proper sleeping pattern (p=0.012). Conclusion: About 67% of the respondents suffered neck pain and among them 56% were due to muscle spasm. Regular exercise might reduce the risk of having neck pain. Key words: Neck pain, Risk factor, Office worker.