Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) / This study aimed at identifying the factors contributing towards work related neck pain amongst university administrative staff, its impact on everyday life activities and in turn its prevalence. A quantitative descriptive cross sectional study design was used amongst the administrative staff at the University of The Western Cape, South Africa. Data collection was carried out with the help of a questionnaire which was administered by the researcher in person. Data was analysed with both descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS and SAS for windows. Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis was done. The results of this study revealed a very high prevalence of work related neck pain amongst university administrative staff. / South Africa
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/1948 |
Date | January 2008 |
Creators | Panwalkar, Shilpa |
Contributors | Frantz, José, NULL, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences |
Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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