Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers in Semporna, Sabah.

School teachers are exposed to various ergonomic risk factors such as prolonged sitting and standing, and inadequate monitor height that may contribute to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). If this problem is not solved, it can affect their quality of life during and outside work hours. The purpose of this study is to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of ergonomics and work-related musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers in the workplace. Teachers were asked to complete the self-administered questionnaire, consist of four sections. Observation on the occupational settings at the respected school was done to assess the ergonomic risk among teachers. The finding shows that the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of ergonomics among the respondents is poor. Eight out of nine body regions including neck, upper back, low back, one or both hips or thighs, one or both knees, one or both ankles or feet, shoulders, and elbows are the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among respondents in the past 12 months. It shows that knowledge of ergonomics principles, apply ergonomics in daily life, the most usage part of the whiteboard or blackboard, overhead projector, chair height adequate, backrest height adequate and usage of keyboard with a wrist support have significant positive correlation with the repeated eight body region. In conclusion, it is a very important for the school teachers have a knowledge and apply it to their daily life so that the prevalence of their work-related musculoskeletal disorders can be reduce and increase their work performance.