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Ride-sharing motor bike driving and musculoskeltal health complaints

Conditions
Apparently health motorbike drivers will be recruited to examine their subjective musculoskeletal health.
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/05/052915
Lead Sponsor
Uttara Adhunik Medical College and Hospital
Brief Summary

A study will be conducted to investigate theprevalence and predictors of musculoskeletal health complaints (MHC) amongride-sharing motorbike drivers in Bangladesh, who work in a challengingenvironment in low-income and middle-income settings. The study will use across-sectional design and collect data from 1553 ride-sharing motorbikedrivers aged 18 years and above in Dhaka, Bangladesh. MHC will be measuredusing the musculoskeletal subscale of the subjective health complaints scale.The prevalence of MHC will be computed using descriptive analysis and comparedacross groups. Regression analysis will be used to identify the predictors ofMHC for motorbike drivers. The goal of this study is to provide insights intothe musculoskeletal health of outdoor workers in low-income and middle-incomecountries who work in the ride-sharing industry.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Applicable
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria

The bikers who share rides in Dhaka City Bangladesh.

Exclusion Criteria

Bikers who do not agree to participate in this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prevalence and predictors of musculoskeletal health complaintsBaseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Prevalence and predictors of headacheBaseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Uttara Adhunik Medical College and Hospital

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Dhaka-1230,, India

Uttara Adhunik Medical College and Hospital
🇮🇳Dhaka-1230,, India
Mohammad Ali
Principal investigator
8801715043533
alibup2018@gmail.com

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