Table 2.
Prevalence of WMSDs and sick leave of the nurses in hospitals in Xinjiang Autonomous Region.
| Position | Working occupation-now | In the recent 1 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (%) |
Number of patients asking for sick leave (%) |
Number of patients (%) |
Number of patients asking for sick leave (%) |
|
| Neck | 4274 (64.04) | 204 (3.06) | 3989 (59.77) | 159 (2.38) |
| Shoulder | 3627 (54.35) | 106 (1.59) | 3314 (49.66) | 79 (1.18) |
| Back | 2940 (44.05) | 77 (1.15) | 2636 (39.50) | 78 (1.17) |
| Elbow | 1035 (15.51) | 36 (0.54) | 967 (14.49) | 32 (0.48) |
| Lower back | 4509 (67.56) | 412 (6.17) | 4185 (62.71) | 367 (5.50) |
| Wrist | 1650 (24.72) | 60 (0.90) | 1448 (21.70) | 52 (0.78) |
| Hip | 1517 (22.73) | 68 (1.20) | 1362 (20.41) | 62 (0.93) |
| Knee | 2477 (37.11) | 112 (1.68) | 2226 (33.35) | 87 (1.30) |
| Ankle | 2267 (33.97) | 140 (2.10) | 1993 (29.86) | 104 (1.56) |
| WMSDs involving one body part | 5418 (81.18) | 701 (10.50) | 5168 (77.43) | 627 (9.39) |
| WMSDs involving at least two body parts | 4861 (72.83) | 242 (3.63) | 4540 (68.03) | 198 (2.97) |