Knowledge and practice of laptop ergonomics and prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among university students

Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of laptop ergonomics and prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among university students. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 197 volunteers from a public university student in Selangor. Volunteers were 101 health science and 96 non-science students who completed a self-administered questionnaires consisting of general information, knowledge and practice of laptop ergonomics and self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms. Result: Overall, the students had knowledge scores of 74.1% and practice scores of 70% on laptop ergonomics. However, the knowledge among health science students was significantly higher than the non-science students (p