The interactive influence of gender and ergonomic factors, alongside psychosocial associations, on work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Saudi dental students: a cross-sectional study
In this study sample, psychosocial factors were not associated with WMSDs. However, the results suggest that female student were more likely to self-report WMSDs than counterparts. Notably, the interaction between gender, academic level and number of hours training assigned per week contributed significantly and positively in self-reported WMSDs specifically among female students. Intervention may consider female students at higher academic levels with training demands.
Authors
- Hala Bakeer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-2135)
- Alla Alsharif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-0011)
- Wafa Hassan Alaajam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3045-4831)
- Saba Kassim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6236-3390)
- Hani T. Fadel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9113-2399)
- Nebras Althagafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7853-4809)
- Safa Jambi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2658-8215)
- Doaa Felemban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5527-2789)
- Manuel Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3334-4398)
- Doaa S. Al-Harkan
- Hawazin Mohammad Alblehshi
Institutions
- Sana'a University (YE)
- Taibah University (SA)
- Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (PT)
- Ministry of Health (MM)
- King Khalid University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19798
- Primary Topic
- Occupational health in dentistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00