HUBUNGAN ANTARA BEBAN, POSTUR TUBUH, DAN DURASI PEMAKAIAN HELM HALF FACE DENGAN NYERI LEHER PADA PENGEMUDI OJEK ONLINE DI KOTA MALANG
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- Background: Online motorcycle taxi drivers are one part of the working community that needs attention because they are at risk of developing neck pain. About 40% of online motorcycle taxi drivers experience neck pain. Online motorcycle taxi drivers have the potential to get neck pain because they work by using a load on the head area that is a helmet at a certain duration and certain body posture. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between helmet burden, body posture, and duration of helmet use with neck pain. Method: Using a correlational analytic method with a case-control approach. The population in this study were online motorcycle taxi drivers in the Sumbersari area of Malang City with a total of 62 respondents, taken using purposive sampling. Data collection using questionnaires and tested by univariate and bivariate using Pearson and Spearman correlation test. Results: The results of the univariate analysis showed that the percentage of neck pain was 85.5%, the average helmet load used was 1.24 kg, the average duration of helmet use was 9.45 hours, and the average body posture was 29.38 degrees. From the results of the bivariate analysis, p <α (0.032 <0.05) for the relationship between helmet load and neck pain was obtained. Whereas for the relationship of body posture with neck pain obtained p> α (0.473> 0.05) and for the relationship between the duration of helmet use and neck pain obtained p> α (0.528> 0.05). For the linear regression test, the value of constant (0,011) and the value for the load variable (2,771) are obtained. Conclusion: There is a relationship between helmet load or helmet weight with neck pain, where if the helmet load increases, additional neck pain will occur. Whereas there is no relationship between the duration of helmet use and body posture when riding a motorcycle with neck pain in online motorcycle taxi drivers.