From: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian Physiotherapists
Characteristics | WRMD | No WRMD | Chi Statistics | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | (%) | n | (%) |  |
Age Group (yrs) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   < 30 | 44 | (93.6) | 3 | (6.4) |  |
   > 30 | 71 | (89.9) | 8 | (10.1) | 0.52 (p = 0.536) |
BMI Group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18.5–24.9 | 88 | (94.6) | 5 | (5.4) |  |
   25.0–29.9 | 22 | (84.6) | 4 | (15.4) |  |
   > 30 | 5 | (71.4) | 2 | (28.6) | 6.22 (p = 0.045)* |
Years of PT experience (yrs) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   1–5 | 43 | (87.8) | 6 | (12.2) |  |
   6–15 | 54 | (94.7) | 3 | (5.3) |  |
   > 16 | 18 | (90.0) | 2 | (10.0) | 1.67 (p = 0.436) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 46 | (100) | 0 | (0.0) |  |
   Male | 69 | (86.3) | 11 | (13.8) | 6.93 (p = 0.007)* |
Work Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Full Time | 111 | (91.0) | 11 | (9.0) |  |
   Part Time | 4 | (100.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0.39 (p = 1.000) |
Work Setting | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Tertiary | 47 | (87.0) | 7 | (13.0) |  |
   Secondary | 67 | (94.4) | 4 | (5.6) | 2.05 (p = 0.205) |
Ergonomic Training | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 63 | (96.9) | 7 | (13.0) |  |
   No | 44 | (93.6) | 3 | (6.4) | 0.69 (p = 0.648) |
Postgraduate Training | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 29 | (90.6) | 3 | (9.4) |  |
   No | 86 | (91.5) | 8 | (8.5) | 0.02 (p = 1.000) |