Musculoskeletal Health Effects of Manual Sandcrete Block Handling Among Construction Artisans: Implications for Industry Practice and Training.

Kofi Owusu Adjei, Murendeni Liphadzi, Francis Kwesi Bondinuba, Cecilia Modupe Mewomo, Haruna Domanamwin Abudu

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kofi Owusu AdjeiDepartment of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2681-4251

Murendeni LiphadziDepartment of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9563-5065

Francis Kwesi BondinubaDepartment of Construction Technology and Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built and Natural Environment, Kumasi Technical University, P.O. Box 854, Kumasi 00233, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-6030-4784

Cecilia Modupe MewomoDepartment of Engineering Technology, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 76402, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8695-1197

Haruna Domanamwin AbuduDepartment of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, P.O. Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0008-7461-2698

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Abstract

This study examines the occupational health challenges faced by artisans in Ghana's Ashanti Region. The study employed a purposive sampling technique to select 425 masons through questionnaires. The data collected included workers' mass, block weights, and health problems. The analysis identified fourteen health problems, with headaches, muscle pain, lower back pain, chronic pain, and bruises being most prevalent. Artisan weight negatively correlated with weights of 125 mm blocks (r = -0.202,

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Construction IndustryLiftingMusculoskeletal DiseasesOccupational DiseasesAdultFemaleGhanaHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational HealthSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultartisanshealth and safetyhealth and well-beingmanual workmusculoskeletalsandcrete block

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PMID41302635

DOI10.3390/ijerph22111689

PMCPMC12652142

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