Table 2.
Behavioral characteristics of computer users and their condition of working environment in Debre Tabor town, northwest Ethiopia (n=607).
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
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| Type of computer the workers used | ||
| Desktop only | 429 | 70.7 |
| Both desktop and laptop | 108 | 17.8 |
| Laptop only | 70 | 11.5 |
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| Number of working years in the current position | ||
| ≤5.7 | 341 | 56.2 |
| >5.7 | 266 | 43.8 |
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| Number of working hours with computer/day | ||
| ≤4.6 | 334 | 55.0 |
| >4.6 | 273 | 45.0 |
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| Using ergonomically comfortable sitting chair | ||
| Yes | 374 | 61.6 |
| No | 233 | 38.4 |
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| Source of light at the working place | ||
| Natural light | 526 | 86.7 |
| Florescent/light bulb | 81 | 13.3 |
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| Brightness of computer screen | ||
| Bright | 464 | 76.4 |
| Dull | 143 | 23.6 |
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| Adjusting computer brightness | ||
| Yes | 392 | 64.6 |
| No | 215 | 35.4 |
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| Using antiglare for computer screen | ||
| Yes | 71 | 11.7 |
| No | 536 | 88.3 |
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| Taking regular break | ||
| Yes | 214 | 35.3 |
| No | 393 | 64.7 |
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| Wearing eyeglass at work | ||
| Yes | 66 | 10.9 |
| No | 541 | 89.1 |
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| Previous history of eye illness | ||
| Yes | 85 | 14.0 |
| No | 522 | 86.0 |
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| Workload on computer | ||
| Yes | 213 | 35.1 |
| No | 394 | 64.9 |
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| Knowledge | ||
| Good | 345 | 56.8 |
| Poor | 262 | 43.2 |