Table 4.
Reported sources of ergonomic instructions to prevent computer-associated health complaints.
| Sex | School % (n**) |
Family % (n) |
Myself (self-instructed) % (n) |
ICT-related* % (n) |
Friends % (n) |
Health care professionals % (n) |
Other or not defined % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | 27.4 (864) | 29.7 (935) | 11.0 (345) | 9.2 (291) | 1.3 (41) | 0.7 (22) | 2.0 (64) |
| Girls | 37.7 (1474) | 27.7 (1083) | 13.8 (538) | 8.1 (316) | 1.6 (63) | 0.8 (31) | 3.0 (117) |
| Age | |||||||
| 12--14 | 27.4 (923) | 36.2 (1221) | 10.7 (362) | 6.7 (225) | 1.3 (43) | 0.6 (21) | 2.4 (82) |
| 16--18 | 38.4 (1415) | 21.6 (797) | 14.1 (521) | 10.4 (382) | 1.7 (61) | 0.9 (32) | 2.7 (99) |
| Total | 33.1 (2338) | 28.6 (2018) | 12.5 (883) | 8.6 (607) | 1.5 (104) | 0.8 (53) | 2.6 (181) |
Percentage of adolescents reporting each source by sex and age.
One respondent may have reported one or more sources.
*ICT = Information and communication technology
**n = Number of cases