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The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of neck pain and to explore its association with individual job and demographical risk factors among hand screen printing workers. These factors include gender, age, marital status, smoking and drinking habits, willingness of the workers, sick leave, working efficiency and experience. A questionnaire survey was taken among the 385 working labours with different age groups in the western part of Tamil Nadu. The result shows that the prevalence of neck pain among the workers of the hand screen printing was about 27.8%. The female workers, higher age group workers, married workers and higher experienced workers seem to have a higher MSD and discomfort. This study statistically illustrates the effect of job and demographic factors on neck pain among hand screen printing workers.
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This study was funded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, through Fast Track Young Scientist Scheme Research Project. The authors would also like to acknowledge the printing industry directors, managers, and workers participated in this study for valuable assistance and patient reporting during their working hours.
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Shankar, S., Naveen Kumar, R., Mohankumar, P., Karthick, J., Pradeep, S. (2018). Association of Job and Demographical Risk Factor with Occurrence of Neck Pain Among Hand Screen Printing Workers. In: Ray, G., Iqbal, R., Ganguli, A., Khanzode, V. (eds) Ergonomics in Caring for People. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4980-4_17
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