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028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384
028			_b Fax: +255 28 298 3386
028			_b Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz
028			_bWebsite: www.bugando.ac.tz
035			_aCUHAS/BSN/5000489/T/19
040			_bEnglish _cDDC
041			_aEnglish
041			_aKiswahili
100			_aEmmanuel Philimon Ndinadyo _dCUHAS/BSN/5000489/T/19
245			_aKnowledge 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			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : _c©2023
300			_a46 Pages
300			_aIncludes References and Appendicies
520			_aAbstract: 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.
600			_xScience in Nursing
700			_a Gotfrida Marandu
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