Prevalence and Pattern of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Nigeria Hybrid Workers

Background and Objectives: WMSDs are the largest contributors to the occupational diseases burden and are largely related to ergonomic factors found in the workplace. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of musculoskeletal disorders among hybrid workers in Lagos Island, Nigeria.   Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study in which snowballing sampling was used to recruit the 100 respondents. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence and pattern of Work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the respondents. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the obtained data. Chi-square test was used to determine the association between WMSDs and working profile and characteristics of respondents. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 with alpha level set at ≤ 0.05   Results: There was an uneven distribution of gender, 59(59.0%) male and 41(41.0%) female. The mean age of the respondents is 28.45 ±4.33 years. The prevalence WMSDs among respondents was 94(94.0%). The pattern of distribution of WMSDs across body parts was predominant in the lower back 69(69.0%), neck 64(64.0%), shoulders 47(47.0%), upper back 43(43.0%), wrist 42(42.0%). There was no significant association between prevalence of WMSDs and working profile and characteristics of respondents.   Conclusion and implications for translation: There was high prevalence of WMSDs among hybrid workers. The lower back and neck were the mostly affected, a tangible number of the respondents were overweight, and physical characteristics and work profile were not associated factors to their having WMSDs indicating the importance of concerned stakeholders to address psychosocial factors, ergonomic and workstations design to lessen musculoskeletal disorders among hybrid workers in order to improve their wellbeing and productivity in this sector. Our study highlights the issue of work-related musculoskeletal health and the need for prevention among Hybrid workers, which constitutes a major part of telework economic activity in Nigeria.