Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Aggregate |
|---|---|
| Age – years (mean, SD) | 41.19 (12.4) |
| Sex (n, %) | |
| Male | 124 (46.1) |
| Female | 145 (53.9) |
| Educational status (n, %) | |
| None | 20 (7.4) |
| Primary Level | 70 (26.5) |
| Secondary Level | 74 (27.5) |
| College or university education | 105 (39.0) |
| Employment status (n, %) | |
| Unemployed | 29 (10.8) |
| Employed | 119 (44.2) |
| Private | 77 (28.6) |
| Others | 44 (16.4) |
| Address (n, %) | |
| Gondar | 139 (51.7) |
| Addis Ababa | 91 (33.8) |
| Bahir Dar | 39 (14.5) |
| First diagnosed By (n, %) | |
| Physiotherapist | 100 (37.2) |
| MD | 163 (60.6) |
| Others | 6 (2.2) |
| Current interventions (n, %) | |
| None | 2 (0.7) |
| Physiotherapist | 157 (58.4) |
| Medication | 6 (2.2) |
| Physiotherapist and medication | 104 (38.7) |
| Area of pain (n, %) | |
| Neck | 25 (9.3) |
| Thoracic | 24 (8.9) |
| Shoulder | 30 (11.2) |
| Upper limb | 15 (5.9) |
| Lower back | 161 (56.9) |
| Pelvic | 20 (7.4) |
| Lower limb | 26 (9.7) |
| Duration of Pain (in months) (mean, SD) | 26 (31.94) |
| BPI pain severity score (mean, SD) | 3.96 (1.99) |
| BPI pain interference score (mean, SD) | 4.13 (2.27) |
| SF-36 (0–100) | |
| General health perception (GH) | 52.83 (18.72) |
| Bodily Pain (BP) | 44.20 (22.01) |
| Physical functioning (PF) | 51.15(23.25) |
| Role Functioning Emotional (RLEP) | 20.20 (33.10) |
| Energy (EN) | 56.450 (18.40) |
| Emotional Well-Being EM) | 56.88 (18.73) |
| Social Functioning (SF) | 60.33 (22.29) |
| Role Functioning Physical (RLPH) | 25.46 (34.18) |