Occupational and Personal Determinants of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Urban Taxi Drivers in Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants ().

Characteristic		%
Marital status
Married	134	63.6
Single	76	36.4
Education
Below senior high school	61	28.9
Senior high school	127	60.5
Above senior high school	22	10.5
Religion
Christian	156	74.4
Moslem	45	21.5
Others	9	4.1
Taxi ownership
Owner	74	35.4
Employee	136	64.6
Perceived job stress
None	32	15.3
Moderate to severe	178	84.7
Sleeping breaks in car
Yes	62	29.4
No	148	70.6
Job satisfaction
Satisfied	150	71.3
Dissatisfied	60	28.7
Alcohol
Yes	89	42.3
No	121	57.7
Smoking
Yes	14	6.7
No	196	93.3
Regular sports activity
yes	54	25.8
No	156	74.2
Load handling and lifting at work
Yes	154	73.2
No	56	26.8

Percentages may not sum up to exactly 100 because of approximations.