Sina Temesgen Tolera*, Wogene Diriba, Gebisa Dirirsa and Gudeta Kawet
Background: As a result of working conditions, various types of factors contribute to the development of occupational related injuries and musculoskeletal disorders among sanitary employees, which must be identified in order to predict problems.
Methods: PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Lilacs databases were used from 2000 to April 2022. Searched strategies: Occupational *OR Job *OR work AND occupational injuries OR musculoskeletal disorder AND associated factors (Socio-demographic character *OR Behavioral factors *OR institution factors *OR work pattern) AND sanitary workers (waste collectors and emptier *OR street sweepers *OR sewage workers *OR health facilities) AND countries (developed *OR Developing) AND cross-sectional studies.
Results: From total of 78 eligible, 13 studies on were included. The majority of the 4564 sanitary personnel, 3844 (84%) were solid waste collectors. The rest are street sweepers 10% (450) and cleaners 6% (270). Age (OR: 22.57; CI 95%: 7.29-69.88); education (OR: 2.22; CI 95%: 1.22-4.00); and work experience (OR: 1.92; CI 95% 1.11-3.31) were the significant predictors for the prevalence of occupational injuries. Smoking cigarettes (OR: 2.6, CI 95%: 1.55-4.34); sleeping disturbance (OR: 2.57, CI 95%: 1.48-4.47); eating/smoking/drinking at work (OR: 3.85, CI 95%: 1.34-11.06); lack of personal protective equipment (OR: 2.62; 1.48-4.63) also the other predictors. Sociodemographic characteristics that influence the development of musculoskeletal illnesses include education (OR: 6.73; CI 95%: 1.92-23.51), age (OR: 7.56; CI 95%: 2.18-26.18), and work experience (OR: 10.79; CI 95%: 3.49-33.38). Behavioral characteristics include cigarette smoking (OR: 0.14; CI 95%: 0.03-0.64); and work satisfaction (OR: 11.43; CI 95%: 2.04-64.08). Time pressure (OR: 3.25; CI 95%: 1.08-9.77); working more than 8 hours (OR: 3.5; CI 95%: 1.543-8.204) are occupational safety variables. Working for more than 2 hours (OR: 8; CI 95%: 2.25; 28.85) and uncomfortable posture (OR: 15.7; CI 95%: 6.47-38.18) are risk factors.
Conclusion: The review evidence has found that socio demographic indicators, occupational safety with work pattern features, and behavioral factors all significant contributed for the occupational health and safety outcomes among sanitation workers.
Published Date: 2023-06-19; Received Date: 2023-04-10
