Table 1.
Participants' details and the prevalence of WMSDs
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 91 (41.9) |
| Female | 126 (58.1) |
| Age (years) | |
| 21 – 30 | 46 (21.2) |
| 31 – 40 | 56 (25.8) |
| 41 – 50 | 53 (24.4) |
| 51 – 60 | 62 (28.6) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 37 (17.1) |
| Married | 101 (46.5) |
| Widowed/Separated | 79 (36.4) |
| Educational status | |
| Primary | 7 (03.2) |
| Secondary | 66 (30.4) |
| Tertiary | 144 (66.4) |
| Working hours | |
| 1 – 4 | 37 (17.0) |
| 5 – 8 | 128 (59.0) |
| ≥ 9 | 52 (24.0) |
| Working experience (years) | |
| 1 – 5 | 45 (20.8) |
| 6 – 10 | 50 (23.0) |
| 11 – 15 | 56 (25.8) |
| ≥ 16 | 66 (30.4) |
| Institution | |
| HEI 1 | 58 (26.7) |
| HEI 2 | 66 (30.5) |
| HEI 3 | 63 (29.0) |
| HEI 4 | 30 (13.8) |
| WMSDs | |
| Present | 156 (71.9) |
| Absent | 61 (28.1) |
| Total | 217 (100) |