This study explores the relationship between housework and @entity85 among homemakers, adjusting for social, demographic and economic factors. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 435 @entity1 from Nabaa, a low-income community in Lebanon. In total, 77% of @entity1 reported having @entity4512 in the previous 12 months. Both psychosocial and physical factors showed significant associations with @entity85 . Related psychosocial factors included feelings of stress associated with homemaking and homemakers' number of @entity1 and self-rated health. The physical factors associated with @entity4512 were feeling fatigued at the end of a housework day, working long hours and working in awkward postures or frequently engaging in repetitive hand movements. Ergonomic stressors were also associated with @entity615 . @entity1 from this community engage in a large number of hours of housework that, alongside other factors, were associated with high prevalence of @entity4512 . PRACTITIONER SUMMARY: This study contributes to the literature by studying @entity1 's housework activities in association with @entity4512 . The role of @entity1 in homemaking activities is explored together with physical exposures leading to reported symptoms. This study adds a perspective of a Middle Eastern context to the literature of @entity1 's musculoskeletal health.

Hard work at home: XXXX among female homemakers.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'women', 'Women'] @entity615 :: ('MESH:D001416', 'Disease') :: ['pain in the back and upper and lower extremities'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['musculoskeletal symptoms'] @entity4512 :: ('MESH:D059352', 'Disease') :: ['musculoskeletal pain']
@entity4512 :: (MESH:D059352,Disease) :: ['musculoskeletal pain']
