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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

From: Evaluating the validity of the Amharic Brief Pain Inventory among people with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain in Ethiopia

Characteristics

Aggregate

Age – years (mean, SD)

41.19 (12.4)

Sex (n, %)

 Male

124 (46.1)

 Female

145 (53.9)

Educational status (n, %)

 None

20 (7.4)

 Primary Level

70 (26.5)

 Secondary Level

74 (27.5)

 College or university education

105 (39.0)

Employment status (n, %)

 Unemployed

29 (10.8)

 Employed

119 (44.2)

 Private

77 (28.6)

 Others

44 (16.4)

Address (n, %)

 Gondar

139 (51.7)

 Addis Ababa

91 (33.8)

 Bahir Dar

39 (14.5)

First diagnosed By (n, %)

 Physiotherapist

100 (37.2)

 MD

163 (60.6)

 Others

6 (2.2)

Current interventions (n, %)

 None

2 (0.7)

 Physiotherapist

157 (58.4)

 Medication

6 (2.2)

 Physiotherapist and medication

104 (38.7)

Area of pain (n, %)

 Neck

25 (9.3)

 Thoracic

24 (8.9)

 Shoulder

30 (11.2)

 Upper limb

15 (5.9)

 Lower back

161 (56.9)

 Pelvic

20 (7.4)

 Lower limb

26 (9.7)

Duration of Pain (in months) (mean, SD)

26 (31.94)

BPI pain severity score (mean, SD)

3.96 (1.99)

BPI pain interference score (mean, SD)

4.13 (2.27)

SF-36 (0–100)

 General health perception (GH)

52.83 (18.72)

 Bodily Pain (BP)

44.20 (22.01)

 Physical functioning (PF)

51.15(23.25)

 Role Functioning Emotional (RLEP)

20.20 (33.10)

 Energy (EN)

56.450 (18.40)

 Emotional Well-Being EM)

56.88 (18.73)

 Social Functioning (SF)

60.33 (22.29)

 Role Functioning Physical (RLPH)

25.46 (34.18)