Research Article

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

Table 2

Personal factors associated with MSDs among the participants ().

ParameterOR (95% CI)aOR (95% CI)

Age (years)
 <450.6 (0.2–2.2)
 46–551
 >550.7 (0.4–2.8)
Marital status
 Married1
 Single2.3 (1.9–4.8)
Education
 Below senior high school0.4 (0.1–1.9)
 Senior high school1
 Above senior high school0.5 (0.2–2.1)
Religion
 Christian2.3 (1.7–4.3)
 Islam2.6 (1.8–4.5)
 Others1
Alcohol
 No1
 Yes2.7 (2.1–3.5)
Smoking
 No1
 Yes0.8 (0.1–3.9)
Regular sports activity
 No3.2 (1.4–3.8)***0.8 (0.3–1.9)
 Yes11

OR: odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; .