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Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2014, Vol. 14 (2): 34-44
ORIGINAL ARTICLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LOW BACK PAIN AMONG AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY WORKERS IN SELANGOR Noor Sazarina Mad Isa @ Yahya1,2, Baba Md Deros1, Mazrura Sahani2, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail3 1
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 2 Environmental Health and Industrial Safety Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 3 Faculty of Creative Technology and Heritage, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.
ABSTRACT Substantial studies reported musculoskeletal disorders among the working population in the developed country, however, a limited number of studies were conducted in Malaysia. The objective of this cross sectional study was to determine the physical activity risk factors for low back pain among automotive workers in Selangor. Modified Risk Factors Questionnaire (RFQ) was used to assess physical activity with the occurrence of low back pain. The significant physical activities associated with the 12 months point prevalence are lifting weight (
