Characteristics | Aggregate |
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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) |