The Impact of Heavy Load Carrying on Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Among Women in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania

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Jillian L. Kadota · University of California, Berkeley

Sandra I. McCoy · University of California, Berkeley

Michael Bates · University of California, Berkeley

Agatha Mnyippembe

Prosper Njau · Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children

Ndola Prata · University of California, Berkeley

Carisa Harris‐Adamson · University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

Findings indicate a substantial burden of MSDs and disability in this population of women who carry heavy loads daily. The extent of discomfort and disability increased with increasing exposure to various load-carrying measures, especially for LBP. Larger epidemiologic studies that definitively assess relationships of load carrying with MSDs and disability are warranted.

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Published in: Annals of Global Health

Volume 86, Issue 1, pp. 17-17

DOI: 10.5334/aogh.2470

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The Impact of Heavy Load Carrying on Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability Among Women in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania

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