Table 2 Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in school teachers from urban and rural areas in Chuquisaca, Bolivia (N = 517)
N missing = 7 | 12-months prevalence | 7-days prevalence | 12-months prevalence of work limiting pain | ||||||
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Total n (%) | Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | Total n (%) | Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | Total n (%) | Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | |
Neck/Upper extremities | |||||||||
Neck | 244 (47.2) | 106 (48.2) | 138 (46.5) | 158 (30.6) | 62 (28.2) | 96 (32.3) | 31 (6.0) | 6 (2.7) | 25 (8.4) |
Shoulders | 179 (34.6) | 69 (31.4) | 110 (37.0) | 92 (17.8) | 30 (13.6) | 62 (20.9) | 18 (3.5) | 3 (1.4) | 15 (5.1) |
Wrist/Hands | 133 (25.7) | 47 (21.4) | 86 (29.0) | 72 (13.9) | 24 (10.9) | 48 (16.2) | 14 (2.7) | 4 (1.8) | 10 (3.4) |
Any MSD in upper extremities | 325 (63.7) | 134 (62.0) | 191 (65.0) | 214 (42.0) | 81 (37.5) | 133 (45.2) | 42 (8.2) | 8 (3.7) | 34 (11.6) |
Back | |||||||||
Upper back | 185 (35.8) | 68 (30.9) | 117 (39.4) | 101 (19.5) | 37 (16.8) | 64 (21.5) | 28 (5.4) | 8 (3.6) | 20 (6.7) |
Low back | 171 (33.1) | 73 (33.2) | 98 (33.0) | 110 (21.3) | 42 (19.1) | 68 (22.9) | 27 (5.2) | 7 (3.2) | 20 (6.7) |
Any back disorder | 238 (46.7) | 95 (44.0) | 143 (48.6) | 142 (27.8) | 56 (25.9) | 86 (29.3) | 37 (7.3) | 10 (4.6) | 27 (9.2) |
Lower extremities | |||||||||
Hips/Thighsa | 165 (31.9) | 65 (29.5) | 100 (33.7) | 101 (19.5) | 41 (18.6) | 60 (20.2) | 19 (3.7) | 4 (1.8) | 15 (5.1) |
Kneesa | 194 (37.5) | 86 (39.1) | 108 (36.4) | 117 (22.6) | 46 (20.9) | 71 (23.9) | 25 (4.8) | 8 (3.6) | 17 (5.7) |
Ankles/Feeta | 157 (30.4) | 51 (23.2) | 106 (35.7) | 100 (19.3) | 36 (16.4) | 64 (21.5) | 19 (3.7) | 5 (2.3) | 14 (4.7) |
Any disorder in lower extremities | 312 (61.2) | 127 (58.8) | 185 (62.9) | 190 (37.3) | 78 (36.1) | 112 (38.1) | 39 (7.6) | 10 (4.6) | 29 (9.9) |
Summary measures: Any part of the body | |||||||||
Any MSDb | 442 (85.5) | 186 (84.5) | 256 (86.2) | 328 (63.4) | 134 (60.9) | 194 (65.3) | 77 (14.9) | 19 (8.6) | 58 (19.5) |
MSD in ≥ 3 parts of the body | 247 (47.8) | 98 (44.5) | 149 (50.2) | 132 (25.5) | 50 (22.7) | 82 (27.6) | 25 (4.8) | 6 (2.7) | 19 (6.4) |