Musculoskeletal disorders and related risk factors among Iranian farmers: applying Protection Motivation Theory

Musculoskeletal disorders and related risk factors among Iranian farmers: applying Protection Motivation Theory

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the main occupational health problems worldwide. Among different careers, the farming profession is highly prone to MSDs. A variety of factors to prevent MSDs can be named such as preventive behaviors. Protection motivation theory (PMT) is widely accepted as a framework to determine the factors in health-related behaviors. Therefore, the present study was an attempt to determine the MSD preventive factors using PMT in farmers in rural areas of Tuyserkan County.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the main occupational health problems worldwide. Among different careers, the farming profession is highly prone to MSDs. A variety of factors to prevent MSDs can be named such as preventive behaviors. Protection motivation theory (PMT) is widely accepted as a framework to determine the factors in health-related behaviors. Therefore, the present study was an attempt to determine the MSD preventive factors using PMT in farmers in rural areas of Tuyserkan County.

Afshari M1, Mohammadian F2, Kangavari M3, Barati M4, Gholamaliee B5, Maleki S4, Bahrami M

https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/59390/51285

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, 2Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran, 3 School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, 4Department of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran, 5Health Center of Tuyserkan, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran

01.07.2024

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