Table 1.
Sample characteristics (N = 117)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 20–29 | 36 (30.8) |
| 30–39 | 60 (51.3) |
| 40–49 | 15 (12.8) |
| ≥ 50 | 6 (5.1) |
| Gender | |
| Males | 18 (15.4) |
| Females | 99 (84.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 81 (69.2) |
| Not marrieda | 36 (30.8) |
| Nursing qualification | |
| Diploma | 103 (88.0) |
| Degree | 14 (12.0) |
| Working experience as a nurse (years) | |
| ≤ 5 | 41 (35.0) |
| > 5 | 76 (65.0) |
| Postgraduate ergonomic training | |
| Yes | 50 (42.7) |
| No | 67 (57.3) |
| Area of work | |
| Medical wards | 54 (46.2) |
| Maternity wards | 46 (39.3) |
| Surgical wards | 7 (6.0) |
| Other wardsb | 10 (8.5) |
| Ward rotations | |
| Rotated | 66 (56.4) |
| Not rotated | 51 (43.6) |
| Have another job | |
| Yes | 25 (21.4) |
| No | 92 (78.6) |
| First episode of WMSDsc | |
| Before training as a nurse | 4 (3.6) |
| As a student nurse | 35 (31.2) |
| First 5 years of working | 59 (52.7) |
| Above 5 years | 14 (12.5) |
aNot married meant not staying with a man or woman at the time of the study either single, widowed or divorced
bCritical units i.e. intensive care unit (ICU), coronary care unit CCU, burns unit; theatre unit; outpatient department; casualty department
cCalculated out of 112 who indicated for lifetime prevalence of WMSDs