Analysis of Factors Affecting Musculosceletal Disordersto Female Seaweed Workers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting the occurrence of musculoskeletal
disorders in female seaweed workers in Mangarabombang District, Takalar Regency.The design used in
this study used a mix method with a sample size of 103 quantitative respondents and 10 qualitative
informants. Quantitative data obtained through direct observation by filling out the questionnaire, then
the data is processed using SPSS, then presented in tabular from through its explanation, while
qualitative data is focus group discussion and obtained through interviews, then interpreted and
presented in narrative form.The results showed that the factors that influence musculoskeletal disorders
are age (0,0001), anthropometry of the upper arm (0.008), anthropometry of the forearm, wrist and back
(0,0001), BMI (0.007), length of work (0,001), workload (0,0001), work posture (0,0001), then it was
discovered that workload was the most influential variable on musculoskeletal disorders (OR = 58.098),
then the informants supported that age, anthropometry, length of work, workload and work posture were
the causes of musculoskeletal disorders among female seaweed workers in Mangarabombang District,
Takalar Regency. There is a significant relationship between age, anthropometry of the upper arm,
anthropometry of the forearm, wrist and back, BMI, length of work, workload, work posture, then
workload isthe variable that most influential variable on musculoskeletal disorders.