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Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia

This study is a cross-sectional study with the objective to determine mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measurement among primary school children in Mersing. The sample consisted of 91 primary school children (46 male and 45 female) from Year 2 and Year 5 in two schools in Mersing...

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Main Authors: Zainal, Zarith Afzan, Saat, Azizan Hadi, Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri, Hashim, Zailina, Ismail, Nada, Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68193/1/Mismatch%20between%20school%20furniture%20and%20anthropometric%20measures%20among%20primary%20school%20children%20in%20Mersing%2C%20Johor%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:68193 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68193/ Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia Zainal, Zarith Afzan Saat, Azizan Hadi Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri Hashim, Zailina Ismail, Nada Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah This study is a cross-sectional study with the objective to determine mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measurement among primary school children in Mersing. The sample consisted of 91 primary school children (46 male and 45 female) from Year 2 and Year 5 in two schools in Mersing District, Malaysia. Seven anthropometric measurement (height, weight, popliteal height, buttock-popliteal length, hip breadth, shoulder height and elbow height while sitting) as well as 5 furniture dimensions (seat height, seat depth, seat width, backrest height and seat to desk height) were taken. Instruments used were Martyn type anthropometer set, ruler, height scale and weighing scale. Differences between genders in anthropometric measurements were also investigated in this study. Findings showed 100% high mismatch for seat height, seat depth, desk height respectively while 56% match and only 44% mismatch for backrest height among Year 2 children. Year 5 students reported contrary result with 79% mismatch for seat height, 91% for backrest height and 100% for both seat depth and desk height. There was no significant difference between genders for both age groups. In conclusion, there was a mismatch between furniture and children's anthropometric measurements. It is recommended that school furniture be redesigned so as to conform to the children's physiological measurement. The use of adjustable furniture can be taken into consideration in designing new furniture for school environments in order to meet all the differences in children anthropometry. IEEE 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68193/1/Mismatch%20between%20school%20furniture%20and%20anthropometric%20measures%20among%20primary%20school%20children%20in%20Mersing%2C%20Johor%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Zainal, Zarith Afzan and Saat, Azizan Hadi and Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri and Hashim, Zailina and Ismail, Nada and Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah (2012) Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia. In: 2012 Southeast Asian Network of Ergonomics Societies Conference (SEANES), 9-12 July 2012, Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia. . 10.1109/SEANES.2012.6299557
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description This study is a cross-sectional study with the objective to determine mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measurement among primary school children in Mersing. The sample consisted of 91 primary school children (46 male and 45 female) from Year 2 and Year 5 in two schools in Mersing District, Malaysia. Seven anthropometric measurement (height, weight, popliteal height, buttock-popliteal length, hip breadth, shoulder height and elbow height while sitting) as well as 5 furniture dimensions (seat height, seat depth, seat width, backrest height and seat to desk height) were taken. Instruments used were Martyn type anthropometer set, ruler, height scale and weighing scale. Differences between genders in anthropometric measurements were also investigated in this study. Findings showed 100% high mismatch for seat height, seat depth, desk height respectively while 56% match and only 44% mismatch for backrest height among Year 2 children. Year 5 students reported contrary result with 79% mismatch for seat height, 91% for backrest height and 100% for both seat depth and desk height. There was no significant difference between genders for both age groups. In conclusion, there was a mismatch between furniture and children's anthropometric measurements. It is recommended that school furniture be redesigned so as to conform to the children's physiological measurement. The use of adjustable furniture can be taken into consideration in designing new furniture for school environments in order to meet all the differences in children anthropometry.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Zainal, Zarith Afzan
Saat, Azizan Hadi
Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri
Hashim, Zailina
Ismail, Nada
Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah
spellingShingle Zainal, Zarith Afzan
Saat, Azizan Hadi
Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri
Hashim, Zailina
Ismail, Nada
Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah
Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
author_facet Zainal, Zarith Afzan
Saat, Azizan Hadi
Mohd Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri
Hashim, Zailina
Ismail, Nada
Abdul Rahman, Siti Rahmah
author_sort Zainal, Zarith Afzan
title Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
title_short Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
title_full Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
title_sort mismatch between school furniture and anthropometric measures among primary school children in mersing, johor, malaysia
publisher IEEE
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68193/1/Mismatch%20between%20school%20furniture%20and%20anthropometric%20measures%20among%20primary%20school%20children%20in%20Mersing%2C%20Johor%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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