title: A survey of anthropometry of rural agricultural workers in Enugu State, south-eastern Nigeria.
abstract: In developed countries, large amount of anthropometric data are available for reference purposes; however, anthropometric data of Nigerian populace are lacking. As a result, most agricultural machines and equipment used are designed using anthropometric data from other populations of the world. A total of 377 rural agricultural workers within the age limit of 18-45 years, who are involved in different agricultural activities, were selected from six rural agriculture-based communities in Enugu state. Thirty-six anthropometric body dimensions were measured including age and body weight. A comparison between the male and female data indicated that data obtained from male agricultural workers were higher than that obtained from their female counterparts in all body dimensions except chest (bust) depth, abdominal breadth and hip breadth (sitting). In terms of design parameters, it was observed that the data from Nigerian agricultural workers were different from that obtained from agricultural workers in north-eastern India. Practitioner Summary. Anthropometric data of Nigeria populace are lacking. As a result, most agricultural machines and equipment used are designed using anthropometric data from other populations of the world. It was observed that the data from Nigerian agricultural workers were different from that obtained from agricultural workers in north-eastern India.
authors.affiliation: a Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering , University of Nigeria , Nsukka , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Okey Francis
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Obi
authors.forename: Boniface O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Ugwuishiwu
authors.forename: Busayo S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Adeboye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D000067565:Farmers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D012424:Rural Population; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Nigeria; anthropometric data; equipment design; rural agricultural workers