Table 4.

Ergonomic factors of health care providers in public hospitals of Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021.

Variable (n = 468)	Category	Frequency	Percent
The job involves bending or twisting	Never	163	34.8
	Sometimes	269	57.5
	Always	36	7.7
Work in the same position for more than 2 h (standing, bending over, or sitting)	Never	129	27.6
	Sometimes	279	59.6
	Always	60	12.8
Most commonly adopted a posture	Standing	312	66.7
	Sitting	97	20.7
	Bending	59	12.6
The job requires repeating motions within 60 s of difference	Never	80	17.1
	Sometimes	287	61.3
	Always	101	21.6
Often lift, push, pull, carry or move alone	Yes	279	59.6
	No	189	40.4
Often lift, push, pull, carry or move more than 10 kg alone	Yes	217	46.4
	No	251	53.6
Got any training on ergonomics-related issues	Yes	29	6.2
	No	439	93.8
Exert great force to operate tools and machinery	Yes	157	35.5
	No	311	66.5
Sufficient space to do work properly	Yes	194	41.5
	No	274	58.5