Year: 2024 | Month: October | Volume: 11 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 37-44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20241005
Musculoskeletal Health Problems Among the Loom Weavers of Sirajganj District, Bangladesh
Ankan Sanyal1, Taslima Akber Happy2, Bishal Ghosh3, Muzahidul Islam Zahin4, Samiur Rahman Akash5
1Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College, Sirajganj, Bangladesh
2Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine & Public Health, Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College, Sirajganj, Bangladesh
3Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College, Sirajganj, Bangladesh
4MBBS Student, Khwaja Yunus Ali Medical College, Sirajganj, Bangladesh
5Student, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Andhra University School of International Business, Andhra University
Corresponding Author: Ankan Sanyal
ABSTRACT
Loom industry in Bangladesh is the foremost imperative & antiquated house industry with a decentralized setup. The industry is giving vocation for millions of individuals within the nation. The target populace includes weavers over northern Bangladesh. The ponder secured a sizable number of population i.e, 208 subjects in Enayetpur and Madhabpur village, Sirajganj. To ensure representativeness, a non-probability convenience technique was utilized to choose a test estimate of 208 members. To be qualified for the study, members were chosen who had minimum two years of experience. Male were predominant (96.2%) among the respondents. Monthly income showed that major part (48.1%) of the respondents fell in 10-15thousand BDT category. Majority (63.5%) of waste disposal strategy taken after by the wok-places was landfilled. What's really interesting is that many respondents reported having musculoskeletal problems; lower back pain (59.6%) was the most frequently reported one. These health issues were connected to weaving activities because they involve lots of repetitive movements with hands, shoulders, legs, and other parts. Most health concerns in this field came from ergonomic risk factors. Future research should aim to include diverse populations and explore interventions that can mitigate these ergonomic risks, ultimately improving the well-being of this vital workforce in Bangladesh's loom industry.
Keywords: Bangladesh, Sirajganj, musculoskeletal, health, loom, weavers
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