Table 4.
Frequency distribution of WMSDs in terms of work experience in nurses
| Work experience (Year) | Body Area | Leg and ankle N% | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Neck N% | Shoulder N% | Elbow N% | Hand and wrist N% | Back N% | Knee N% | Femur N% | Lumbar N% | ||
| 5 > | 25(36.76) | 11(16.17) | 10(14.70) | 36(52.94) | 16(23.52) | 58(85.29) | 19(27.94) | 40(58.82) | 38(55.88) |
| 5–10 | 42(55.26) | 19 (25) | 12(15.78) | 23(30.26) | 42(55.26) | 73/(96.05) | 59(77.63) | 75(98.68) | 20(26.31) |
| 10–20 | 47(45.19) | 12(11.53) | 19(18.26) | 18(17.30) | 13(12.5) | 67(64.42) | 85(81.73) | 100(96.15) | 39(37.5) |
| 20 < | 51(98.07) | 35(67.30) | 8(15.38) | 24(46.15) | 14(26.92) | 52(100) | 50(96.15) | 50(96.15) | 41(78.84) |
| Total | 165 (55) | 77(25.66) | 49(16.33) | 101(33.66) | 85(28.33) | 250(83.33) | 213(71) | 265(88.33) | 138 (46) |
| P-value | 0.025 | 0.001 | 0.189 | 0.28 | 0.358 | 0.01 | 0.006 | 0.600 | 0.35 |