Knowledge and Practice of Body mechanics as an Intervention towards Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Medical Attendants and Nurses at Bugando Medical Centre Mwanza, Tanzania (Record no. 22964)
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| control field | CUHAS/BSN/5000489/T/19 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CUHAS/BSN/5000489/T/19 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Phone: +255 28 298 3384 |
| Source | Fax: +255 28 298 3386 |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz |
| Source | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | CUHAS/BSN/5000489/T/19 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | DDC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Emmanuel Philimon Ndinadyo |
| Dates associated with a name | CUHAS/BSN/5000489/T/19 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Knowledge and Practice of Body mechanics as an Intervention towards Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Medical Attendants and Nurses at Bugando Medical Centre Mwanza, Tanzania |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | ©2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 46 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References and Appendicies |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Abstract:<br/><br/>Objective: To determine the level Knowledge and Practice of Body mechanics as an Intervention Towards Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Medical Attendants and Nurses at Bugando Medical Centre Mwanza, Tanzania.<br/><br/>Study Design: hospital based community based study conducted involving participants randomly selected from BMC. <br/><br/>Settings: This study was conducted within the Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) premises in Mwanza, North-western of Tanzania.<br/><br/>Primary Outcome: The outcomes in this study were the level of knowledge and practice of body mechanics among medical attendants and nurses at BMC.<br/><br/><br/>Analytical Methods and Data Presentation: Through software application SPSS version 20.1 frequencies and percentages was obtained, while pie charts, tables and figures used to represent data level of knowledge and practice of body mechanics. 95% CI were used to find the associated factors.<br/><br/>Results: The study revealed that 45.4% of nurses and medical had good knowledge towards body mechanics while 54.6% had poor knowledge, 51.1%of medical attendants and nurses had a good practice on body mechanics while 48.9% medical attendants and nurses had poor practice on body mechanics. There was a strong association between level of knowledge and body mechanics practicing (p value 0.00) and department of service (p value 0.004).<br/>Conclusion: 45.4% of nurses and medical had good knowledge towards body mechanics, which is still poor while 51.1% of medical attendants and nurses had a good practice on body mechanics. And the level of knowledge was associated with the practice of body mechanics.<br/>Recommendations: To initiate programs specific for providing education on good practice of body mechanics to the health workers.<br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Science in Nursing |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | ddc |
| Koha item type | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 11/01/2023 | CUHAS/BSN/5000489/T/ | 11/01/2023 | 11/01/2023 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |