ReviewIranian journal of public health2021
The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Miners around the World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Global prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among restaurant workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Multivariate Impact of Musculoskeletal Disorders on General Health, Occupational Fatigue, and Productivity in an Industrial Workforce.La Medicina del lavoro · 2026Article
- Moral distress and musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian prehospital EMS workers.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- The Prevalence and Work-Related Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Miners at Kalumbila Mine, Kalumbila District Zambia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of Musculoskeletal Disorders among quarry workers in The Gambia: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Perspectives of Mining Personnel on Adopting Occupational Exoskeletons: Comparisons Between a Developed and a Developing Country.Mining, metallurgy & exploration · 2025Article
- 'Pain free if I ever will be': lived experience of workers seeking care for pain attributed to musculoskeletal disorders.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMusculoskeletal disorders are responsible for significant problem for workers' health. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among mining workers.
methodsThis systematic review and meta-analysis study were designed in 2020 (from Jan to Mar). The researchers searched five international databases Medline/PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Embase and Web of Science. All analyzes were performed using STATA statistical software.
resultsThe search results were 447 articles and after screening stage finally 50 studies were included in review. The highest number of studies (26 studies) reported the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders of upper back and 4 studies reported the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders of the arms and ankles & feet. The results of meta-analysis based on prevalence in different organs showed that the highest prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders was in the upper back and the lowest in the knees with a prevalence of 50.39% (CI 95%: 31.23-54.73%) and 16.03% (CI 95%: 11.78-20.28%), respectively.
conclusionThe prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among miners is relatively high. Therefore, supervisors and mine managers should pay more attention to reducing musculoskeletal disorders and increasing the ergonomic level of mines in order to increase workers' health.
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