Musculoskeletal disorders and other occupational health outcomes among sanitation workers in Nepal: A community based cross-sectional survey exploring the risk factors, knowledge, and practices
Sanitation workers in Nepal face significant work-related occupational health risks, particularly musculoskeletal disorders, influenced by socio-demographic and job-specific factors. It is essential to implement targeted training programs for occupational safety, enforce workplace safety regulations, and conduct routine health screenings of sanitation workers by the municipality.
Authors
- Erik Jørs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5043-8027)
- Dinesh Neupane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1501-2990)
- Sweta Koirala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-0510)
- Monika Chaudhary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-4422)
- Samip Khatri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-2640)
- Gita Kumari Shah
- K.P. Neupane
- Parmananda Bhandari
- Subash Wagle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1260-5912)
- Kurt Rasmussen
- S Gyawali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1944-7000)
- Balkrishna Tiwari
- N. K. Bhattarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-8751)
- Sanjay Kumar Shah
- Sonam Magar
- Antra Kapar
- Sara Hagedorn Kragh
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Chitwan Medical College (NP)
- Nepal Red Cross Society (NP)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Regionshospitalet Herning (DK)
- Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22282-6
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.00