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Table 3 Factors associated with work-related MSDs among hairdressers, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Prevalence and healthcare seeking practice of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among informal sectors of hairdressers in Ethiopia, 2019: findings from a cross-sectional study

Characteristic (N = 652)

Work-related MSDs

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Yes (%)

No (%)

Age

 ≤ 30 years

179(57.2)

134(42.8)

1

1

 

 > 30 years

279(82.3)

60(17.7)

3.48(2.43–4.98)

2.73(2.55–5.46)

0.0001*

Educational level

 Unable to read and write

9(81.2)

1(18.2)

4.12(0.52–32.79)

2.19(0.23–20.99)

0.49

 Primary school

119(75.6)

42(24.4)

1.29(0.87–1.94)

1.06(0.68–1.64)

0.81

 Secondary and Above

330(67.8)

151(32.2)

1

1

 

Work experience

 ≤ 5 years

217(63.5)

125(36.5)

1

1

 

 > 5 years

241(77.7)

69(22.3)

2.01(1.42–2.85)

1.51(1.03–2.20)

0.001*

Physical exercise per week

 Once per week

33(80.5)

8(19.5)

1

1

 

 2 times per week

91(72.8)

34(27.2)

0.65(0.27–1.54)

0.41(0.28–2.29)

0.69

 ≥ 3 times per week

84(63.6)

48(36.4)

0.42(0.18–0.99)

0.37(0.17–1.31)

0.15

Hours spent in standing position per day

 1–5 h

170(63.2)

99(36.8)

1

1

 

 6–10 h

154(66.9)

76(33.1)

1.18(0.82–1.71)

1.12(0.75–1.68)

0.94

 11–15 h

134(87.6)

19(12.4)

4.11(2.39–7.05)

3.4(2.49–7.77)

0.0001*

Customer attending per a day

 ≤ 9 customers

151(63.9)

85(36.1)

1

1

 

 10–15 customers

122(67)

60(33)

1.15(0.76–1.72)

1.14(0.73–1.78)

0.57

 16–23 customers

74(75.5)

24(24.5)

1.74(1.02–2.95)

1.52(0.07–3.45)

0.06

 ≥ 24 customers

111(81.6)

25(18.4)

2.49(1.50–4.16)

2.35(1.35–4.11)

0.001*

  1. Keys: -*ignificant in multivariate analysis; N Number, OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, WMSDs Work-related musculoskeletal disorders