Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics in relation to back and LEDs, Ethiopia, 2017.
| Variables (N = 429) |
Frequency | Percentage (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 373 | 86.9 | |
| Female | 56 | 13.1 | 0.177 |
| Age | |||
| ≤ 30 years | 368 | 85.8 | |
| >30 years | 61 | 14.2 | 0.001 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 134 | 32.2 | |
| Single | 260 | 60.6 | |
| Divorced | 35 | 8.2 | 0.060 |
| Educational status | |||
| Cannot read and write | 45 | 10.5 | 0.178 |
| Primary education (1–8) | 72 | 16.8 | |
| Secondary education (9–12) | 213 | 49.7 | |
| Above secondary education | 99 | 23.1 | |
| Monthly salary | |||
| <1100 ETB | 30 | 7.0 | 0.149 |
| 1101–1700 ETB | 247 | 57.6 | |
| >1700 ETB | 152 | 35.4 | |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodocs | 348 | 81.1 | 0.125 |
| Catholic | 12 | 2.8 | |
| Protestant | 34 | 7.9 | |
| Muslim | 35 | 8.2 | |
| Experience | |||
| ≤ 5 years | 308 | 71.8 | |
| >5 years | 121 | 28.2 | 0.008 |
Keys: ETB = Ethiopian birr (currency); N = number; LEDs = lower extremity disorders