REDUCING STRESS-RELATED ISSUES FOR LOCAL WEAVERS IN ILORIN, NIGERIA: AN ANTHROPOMETRIC APPROACH
Abstract
Local weaving is an occupation of making a local type of clothing in the South Western and some part of North-central Nigeria called “aso-òkè” using local methods of weaving. This method is an age-long one, which persist until today. Data were obtained from 80 male local weavers in Ilorin, Nigeria and analyzed statistically. Standard dimensions of an ergonomic chair that will help ease the disorder and stress-related injuries and illnesses experienced by these workers were obtained using a traditional method. The 95th percentile values of the Popliteal Height (HP), Heap Breath (HB) and Sitting Shoulder Height (SSH) of the local weavers used in the study were 46.17 cm, 41.8 cm and 60.2 cm respectively, and their respective mean age, mean weight and mean height were 25.8 years, 60.4 kg and 168.94 cm.
