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. 2015 Jul 16;4(1):97. doi: 10.4102/ajod.v4i1.97

TABLE 1.

Background information of users of the services of traditional bone setters.

Age (years) Gender Education Occupation Injury
54 Female Basic education Trading Neck, ribs, and inner trunk pains as a result of road traffic accident
16 Male Junior Secondary Pupil Twisted right knee injury occurred in a football match
36 Female Junior Secondary Food vendor Fractured lower right leg, and ankle dislocation
26 Female Polytechnic Student Compound fracture in left lower arm
70 Female No formal education Food vendor Dislocated wrist due to fall
55 Female Basic education Trader Dislocated left shoulder from road traffic accident
25 Male Basic education None Twisted hands, legs and waist as a result of road traffic accident
44 Male Senior Secondary Civil servant Persistent severe knee pain, restricting movement
54 Female No formal education Trader Severe knee injury after fall
45 Male Basic education Trader Compound fracture in both legs after being run down by a vehicle
32 Female University State registered nurse Compound fracture in the right arm.
48 Male No formal education Farming Neck injury after a wooden plank has fallen on user.
36 Female University Banker Twisted ankle from a high-heeled shoe
46 Male Polytechnic Marketing Severe waist pain from road traffic accident
43 Female Senior secondary Trader Twisted right leg because of fall
38 Male Basic education Carpenter Broken left lower limbs