TY  - BOOK
AU  - Emmanuel Philimon Ndinadyo 
AU  -  Gotfrida Marandu 
TI  - 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
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : 
KW  -  
N2  - Abstract:

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.

Study Design:  hospital based community based study conducted involving participants randomly selected from BMC. 

Settings: This study was conducted within the Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) premises in Mwanza, North-western of Tanzania.

Primary Outcome: The outcomes in this study were the level of knowledge and practice of body mechanics among medical attendants and nurses at BMC.


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.

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).
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.
Recommendations: To initiate programs specific for providing education on good practice of body mechanics to the health workers

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