Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders among Thai Burley Tobacco Farmers

• Main Authors: Amarin Kongtawelert, Bryan Buchholz, Dusit Sujitrarath, Wisanti Laohaudomchok, Pornpimol Kongtip, Susan Woskie
• Other Authors: University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Environmental Science; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/73968
• Institution: Mahidol University

This cross-sectional analysis study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among Thai Burley tobacco farmers. Subjects included 603 burley tobacco farmers from Sukhothai province. Farmers were interviewed twice, (during planting and harvesting s...