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Table 2 Work-related and physical environmental characteristics, 2019, Ethiopia

From: Physical environmental and occupational factors inducing work-related neck and shoulder pains among self-employed tailors of informal sectors in Ethiopia, 2019: results from a community based cross-sectional study

Characteristic(N = 419)

Frequency (N)

Percent (%)

Working hours per day

  < =8 h

223

53.2

  > 8 h

196

46.8

Working days per week

  < 7 days

323

77.1

 7 days

96

22.9

Use of rest break

 Yes

88

21

 No

331

79

Safety /ergonomic training

 Yes

66

15.8

 No

353

84.2

Availability of adjustable chair

 Yes

21

5.0

 No

398

95.0

Awkward working posture

 Yes

215

51.3

 No

204

48.7

Hours spent sitting position per day

  < =8 h

211

50.4

  > 8 h

208

49.6

Involving in repetitive work posture

 Yes

266

63.5%

 No

153

36.5%

Comfortable work environment

 Yes

133

31.7

 No

286

68.3

Adequate lightavailable at work

 Yes

172

41.1

 No

247

58.9