Musculoskeletal Disorders: Prevalence and Its factors Among Computer User Bankers of Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia, 2022

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Abstract Background Musculoskeletal disorders are a major cause of occupational disability worldwide in computer users and impose a considerable burden on the individual, society, and industry in terms of absenteeism and cost of treatment. Studies on the risk of ergonomic exposure of computer users to the development of musculoskeletal disorder in banking industries are limited. Objective To determine the factors of musculoskeletal disorders and its prevalence among computer user bankers of Dessie city who regularly use computers at work. Methodology Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 269 bankers that use computer at work. They were selected from 21 bank branches by lottery method, and proportionally allocated. Then, the data was collected by self-administered questionnaire from each branch. After data clearance, data was entered into EPI software version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 25.0. The data was analysed using descriptive statistical method and using bi-variable and multivariable logistic regression models. Variables with p-value < 0.05 with 95% CI was considered as statistically significant factor for developing musculoskeletal disorder. Result A total of 269 participants were included in this study with a response rate of 98.8%. The overall prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder was found to be 63.2% (95% CI: 56.8–68.8). factors like absence of display screen coverings (AOR = 1.96, 95% CI:1.01, 3.83), fixed type chair (AOR = 2.14, 95% CI: 1.02, 4.49), no enough working room (AOR = 2.59, 95% CI:1.47,4.58) and overtimes/unplanned work shifts (AOR = 1.85, 95% CI:1.06,3.25) were significantly associated factors to musculoskeletal disorder. Conclusions Based on our study, musculoskeletal disorder was a problem among computer user bankers, with an overall prevalence of 63.2%. We recommend that awareness creation through education and training on prevention and coping strategies for musculoskeletal disorders be made mandatory for bankers to reduce the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders.