Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among hospital sanitary workers in public hospitals of Eastern Ethiopia

The study found that more than half of SWs were suffered with WMSDs. The main attributed risk factors were poor work conditions, lack of ergonomic applications, a lack of institutional supports, and behavioral factors. Thus, the study highlights the critical policy requirement to enhance ergonomic application and health and safety improvement in order to lower WMSDs. The hospitals should provide interventions such as training on ergonomic concepts, adapt the guideline and adhere the ergonomic policies and regulations. Federal ministry of health and Federal ministry of labor and social affairs should cooperatively set standards, support and monitoring compliance, provide resources and enforce protocols in order to lower WMSDs among these vulnerable work-forces.