Table 3.
Association between work setting and specialty area with the 12-month prevalence of WMSDs.
| Variables |
12-month prevalence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work setting | Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Total n (%) |
X2 | p-value |
| Tertiary | 62 (72.10) | 24 (27.90) | 86 (100.00) | ||
| Secondary | 24 (63.20) | 14 (36.80) | 38 (100.00) | ||
| Primary | 7 (77.80) | 2 (22.20) | 9 (100.00) | 2.149 | 0.542 |
| Others | 2 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 95 (70.40) | 40 (29.60) | 135 (100.00) | ||
| Specialty area | |||||
| A&E | 4 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (100.00) | ||
| Dental nursing | 1 (33.30) | 2 (66.70) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Ear, nose, and throat | 1 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (100.00) | ||
| General nursing | 13 (72.20) | 5 (27.80) | 18 (100.00) | ||
| Intensive care unit | 3 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Midwifery | 54 (71.00) | 22 (28.90) | 76 (100.00) | ||
| O&G | 6 (60.00) | 4 (40.00) | 10 (100.00) | 7.152 | 0.787 |
| Occupational health | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 2 (100.00) | ||
| Orthopaedics | 4 (57.10) | 3 (42.90) | 7 (100.00) | ||
| Paediatrics | 4 (80.00) | 1 (20.00) | 5 (100.00) | ||
| Peri-operative | 2 (66.70) | 1 (33.30) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Public health | 2 (66.70) | 1 (33.30) | 3 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 95 (70.40) | 40 (29.60) | 135 (100.00) | ||
Significant at p ≤ 0.05.
X2: Chi-square.
Key:
A&E: Accident and Emergency.
O&G: Obstetrics and gynaecology.
N: Frequency.
%: Percentage.