. Maryam Feiz Arefi; . Amin Babaei Pouya; . Mohsen Poursadeqiyan
Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
Ergonomics of schools and school furniture is one of the main issues in students’ education. Theproportion of school furniture to the anthropometric dimensions of students is ...
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Ergonomics of schools and school furniture is one of the main issues in students’ education. Theproportion of school furniture to the anthropometric dimensions of students is one of the mainergonomic challenges in schools that affect students’ health. This systematic review study aimedto examine the match between anthropometric measures and school furniture dimensions amongIranian students. A systematic review was carried out using databases to Google Scholar, SID,IRANDOC, PubMed, MEDLINE, and ScienceDirect and specific keywords to find papers publishedbefore March 2020. The references of seminal studies were also used to extend the search scope.Totally, 11 studies entered the review. The results showed that there was no proportion betweenclassroom furniture and students in schools under study. This lack of proportion was evident atdifferent grades in both boys’ and girls’ schools. The results showed a lack of proportion betweenclassroom furniture and Iranian students. There is a need to design and procure furniture basedon the anthropometric dimensions of the society that will help to health promotion of students. Anupdated national anthropometric databank of Iranian students can be a step to solve the problem.
