Table 3.
Summary of musculoskeletal discomfort and disability outcome measures, Shinyanga Region, Tanzania, July–August 2016.
| Musculoskeletal Discomfort | Prevalence | Severity | Tasks difficult to complete among those with musculoskeletal pain during last year) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain >3 days in last 1 year | Pain >3 days in last 1 month | Number of days of pain, last 1 month | Number of days unable to work last 1 month due to pain | Pain Rating (0-10 scale)1 | Cooking | Taking care of the home | Caring for others (children, elderly) | Collecting wood, water, other necessities | Farming2 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Neck | 50 (61.0) | 25 (30.5) | 6.6 (6.2) | 2.1 (2.7) | 6.3 (2.1) | 24 (48.0) | 23 (46.0) | 19 (38.0) | 37 (74.0) | 6 (12.0) |
| Head | 35 (42.7) | 18 (22.0) | 6.3 (6.8) | 2.4 (2.9) | 6.1 (2.1) | 19 (54.3) | 21 (60.0) | 17 (48.6) | 26 (74.3) | 3 (8.6) |
| Back | 30 (48.8) | 18 (22.0) | 12.1 (11.3) | 2.7 (2.6) | 6.5 (2.2) | 15 (50.0) | 14 (46.7) | 12 (40.0) | 27 (90.0) | 0 (0) |
| Knees | 35 (42.7) | 22 (26.8) | 15.1 (12.1) | 1.2 (1.7) | 5.8 (2.3) | 11 (31.4) | 10 (28.6) | 9 (25.7) | 22 (62.9) | 2 (5.7) |
| Feet/Ankles | 39 (47.6) | 29 (35.4) | 14.0 (12.3) | 1.3 (2.2) | 6.1 (2.6) | 8 (20.5) | 10 (25.6) | 8 (20.5) | 20 (51.2) | 3 (7.7) |
1 Scale was on a 0–10 rating, with 0 being ‘No pain’, 5 being ‘Moderate pain’, and 10 being ‘Worst Pain’.
2 Self-identified.
MSD = musculoskeletal discomfort.