Prevalence and Muscle Pain among Housewife Hmong Ethnicity at Ban Luang Sub-district, Jomthong District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

             This research was the cross-sectional descriptive study.  The aim of this study was to determine  the  prevalence  and  muscle  pain  score  202 among  housewife   Hmong  of  ethnic  group   at   Ban  Luang  sub-district, Jomthong  district,  Chiang  Mai  Province.  The  data  were  collected from the  accidental  sampling.   The  measurement  tool  used  personal   factor questionnaire  and  muscular pain adapted from the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire.    Data  were   analyzed  by   descriptive    used   frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Results, this study showed that prevalence  of   muscular   fatigue   in   the  past   1  month   of   housewife  Hmong  of  ethnic  group,  the   highest   prevalence  was  the  lower  back (55.45%),  followed by the shoulders / upper arms (50.99%) and the lowest prevalence  was  the  ankle / foot  (21.29%).  and the  body  parts  with  the greatest  pain were the lower back  (25.74%),  followed by the upper  back (18.32%),   and the lowest was the ankle / foot  (5.94%).  This data could be used as the basis to design  activities to ensure the  health and  ergonomic safety ofhousewife Hmong of ethnic group.