Table 5.
A multivariable logistic regression analyses of the various risk factors for reported WMSD among Nurses Working in West Shoa Zone Public Hospitals, South West Ethiopia, in, 2021
| Variable | Category | WRMSDs | OD ratio | Adjusted OD ratio | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | No | ||||||
| Working unit | Medical | 84(84.85%) | 15(15.15%) | 5.91(2.53–13.79) | 2.43(0.81–7.24) | 0.112 | |
| Surgical | 73(90.12%) | 8(9.88%) | 9.63(3.64–15.51) | 10.48(3.02–16.37) | 0.000 | ||
| OR | 57(85.07%) | 10(14.93%) | 6.02(2.37–15.27) | 3.02(0.88–10.38) | 0.080 | ||
| Outpatient department | 18(48.65%) | 19(51.35%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Marrital status | Married | 217(88.93%) | 27(11.07%) | 0.12(0.07–0.21) | 0.24(0.12–0.46) | 0.001 | |
| Single | 76(49.67%) | 77(50.33%) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Working in the same positions for long period | Has problem | 171(72.15%) | 66(27.85%) | 0.81(0.51–1.28) | 0.92(0.43–1.20) | 0.363 | |
| No problem | 122(76.25%) | 38(23.75%) | - | - | 1 | ||
| Performing the same task over and over(less than 2 s) | Has problem | 145(74.36%) | 50(25.64%) | 1.06(0.70–1.66) | 1.27(0.59–2.42) | 0.035 | |
| No problem | 148(73.27%) | 54(26.73%) | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Work experience | 1-5years | 198(70%) | 85(30%) | 1.68(0.79–3.59) | 1.24(0.40–3.87) | 0.721 | |
| 6-10years | 77(92.8%) | 6(7.2%) | 9.27(3.10-17.71) | 9.31(2.11–18.06) | 0.003 | ||
| ≥ 11years | 18(58.1%) | 13(41.9%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Does your job involves bending or twisting in an awkward way? | Has problem | 165(81.68%) | 37(18.32%) | 2.33(1.47–3.71) | 0.44(19 − 0.90) | 0.016 | |
| No problem | 128(65.60%) | 67(34.4%) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Which neck potion do you use | Bending forward | 258(90.2%) | 28(9.8%) | 16.13(7.78–14.38) | 12.45(4.95–12.32) | 0.000 | |
| Bending back ward | 19(28%) | 48(72%) | 0.69(0.31–1.56) | 0.59(0.22–1.64) | 0.327 | ||
| Bending lateral | 16(36%) | 28(64%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Status of on job training on injury prevention | No training | 236(89.1%) | 29(10.9%) | 13(6.60-25.67) | 5.52(2.26–3.51) | 0.002 | |
| inadequate training | 37(46.3%) | 43(53.7%) | 1.48(5.27–6.97) | 2.52(0.97–6.61) | 0.059 | ||
| Have adequate training | 20(38.5%) | 32(61.5%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||