A Response to “Prevalence and Associated Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Cleaners Working at Mekelle University, Ethiopia” [Letter]

Abstract

Budi Susatia,1 Wiwin Martiningsih,1 Heru Santoso Wahito Nugroho2 1Nursing Department, Poltekkes Kemenkes Malang, Malang, Indonesia; 2Midwifery Department, Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya, Surabaya, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Budi SusatiaNursing Department, Poltekkes Kemenkes Malang, Jl.ijen-77c, Malang, Jatim 60282, IndonesiaTel [phone]Fax [phone]Email [email protected] We have looked closely at the article on factors associated with the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders experienced by cleaners at Mekelle University. In this case, musculoskeletal disorders were significantly  influenced by six variables (work experience, working hours per-day, working hours in sustaining position, time pressure, awkward posture, and feeling exhausted); meanwhile there was one variable that had no effect on musculoskeletal disorders, namely physical exercise.1    View the original paper by Melese and colleagues

Keywords

• musculoskeletal disorders
• cleaners
• associated factors
• path-analysis