Table 2.
Personal and psychological characteristics of restaurant wait staff in Gondar town, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 420).
| Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | <18.50 | 155 | 37 |
| 18.50–24.99 | 200 | 47.6 | |
| >25 | 65 | 15.4 | |
| Ergonomic training | Yes | 181 | 43.1 |
| No | 239 | 56.9 | |
| Knowledge of back ergonomics | Yes | 118 | 28.1 |
| No | 302 | 71.9 | |
| Habit of doing regular exercise |
Never exercise | 166 | 39.5 |
| Sometimes | 180 | 42.9 | |
| Usually | 74 | 17.6 | |
| Are you satisfied for being waiter | Yes | 314 | 74.8 |
| No | 106 | 25.2 | |
| Comfortable with daily activity | Yes | 334 | 79.5 |
| No | 86 | 20.5 | |
| Mental stressed being waiter | Yes | 142 | 33.8 |
| No | 278 | 66.2 | |
| Sleep disturbance | Yes | 99 | 23.6 |
| No | 321 | 76.4 | |
| Feeling senseless and little pleasure | Yes | 117 | 27.9 |
| No | 303 | 72.1 | |
| Fatigue because of daily workload during | Yes | 259 | 61.7 |
| No | 161 | 38.3 | |
| Satisfied with income | Yes | 179 | 42.6 |
| No | 241 | 57.4 | |
| Satisfied with work | Very dissatisfied | 158 | 37.6 |
| Dissatisfied | 80 | 19 | |
| Neutral | 51 | 12.1 | |
| satisfied | 122 | 29.0 | |
| Very satisfied | 9 | 2.1 |