Table 2 | Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Environmental Health Hazards among Tea Pluckers of Maddekanda Tea Estate in Balangoda Pradeshiya Saba Division, Sri Lanka

Table 2 Work characteristics of tea pluckers.

Variable	Frequency	%	Mean ± SD
(n=378)
Age at started to work as a tea plucker			20.92± 8.631
≤20 Years	235	62.2
21 Years	143	37.8
Years of working experience as a tea plucker			23.11 ±15.02
≤10 Years	100	26.5
11-30 Years	154	40.7
≥31 Years	124	32.8
Weight of plucked tea leaves per day			30.26 ± 9.08
≤25 kg	169	44.7
26-50 kg	205	54.2
≥51 kg	04	1.1
Weight of carrying tea leaves on your back per day			30.82 ±14.39
≤35 kg	241	64.3
≥36 kg	134	35.7
Hours of working per day
< 8 hours	196	51.9
≥ 8 hours	182	48.1
Site of hang your basket
On head	364	96.3
On shoulder	6	1.6
On head and on shoulder	6	1.6
On the floor	2	0.5
Transport mode of plucked tea leaves
On head	294	77.8
On shoulders	67	17.7
On back	3	0.8
On head and shoulder	4	1.1
On head and back	4	0.3
Not carrying weight	5	1.3

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