Prevalence and Factors Associated with Back Pain among Patients Undergoing Spinal Anesthesia at the University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia: An Institutional Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants who underwent the surgical procedure under spinal anesthesia at the University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital from March to May 2020 (n = 215).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age (years)
17–25	55	25.6
26–34	72	33.5
35–41	36	16.7
>41	52	24.2
Sex
Female	150	69.8
Male	65	30.2
Ethnicity
Amhara	195	90.7
Oromo	5	2.3
Other	15	7.0
Educational status
Unable to read and write	63	29.3
Able to read and write	152	70.7
Occupation
Student	18	8.4
Teacher	25	11.6
Merchant	39	18.1
Housewife	71	33.0
Farmer	43	20.0
Other	19	8.9
BMI
18.7–25 kg/m^2	152	70.7
25–29.9 kg/m^2	43	20
≥30 kg/m^2	20	9.3
ASA status
ASA I	55	25.6
ASA II	135	62.8
ASA III	25	11.6

BMI = body mass index, ASA status = American Society of Anesthesiologist. (Other ethnicity): Tigre, Wollita, Gumez, Hadire, Somali, and Agew. (Other occupation): driver, bank accountant, secretary, unemployed, daily labor, cleaner, gardener, police, soldier, engineer, health care provider, manager, and politician.