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Table 1 Demographic description of study participants

From: Prevalence, characteristics, and impacts of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: a survey among physical therapists in the State of Kuwait

Gender

No.

%

   Male

113

53

   Female

99

47

Age

   20-30

45

21

   31-40

112

53

   41-50

27

13

   50 +

28

13

Nationality

   Kuwaiti

74

35

   Egyptian

29

14

   Indian

70

33

   Other

48

18

Education

   BSc

178

84

   MSc

19

9

   PhD

5

2

Professional Rank

   Junior PT

38

18

   PT

55

26

   Senior PT

40

19

   PT specialist

30

15

   Senior PT specialist

26

13

   Superintendent PT

17

9

Professional experience

   0-10

91

43

   11-20

79

37

   20+

42

20

Working Hours

   < 10

12

6

   10-19

4

2

   20-29

19

10

   30-39

19

10

   40 +

150

71

Working Venues

   General hospital

75

35

   Private hospital/clinic

8

4

   Rehabilitation hospital

84

40

   Specialized hospital

38

18

   School

4

2

Areas of Specialty

   Neurology

44

21

   Cardiology

16

8

   Burns/plastic

1

0.5

   Orthopedics

59

28

   Geriatrics

1

0.5

   Pediatrics

30

14

   Sports Medicine

6

3

   Others

26

12

  1. Column values do not always total overall sample due to missing data
  2. Others nationalities include: Saudi, Romanian, Bulgarian, Iraqi, Lebanese, Palestinian
  3. Others areas of specialty include: general practice, maternity, and special needs school