Research Article
Self-Reported Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Factors among Restaurant Workers in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020
Table 3
Workplace characteristics of restaurant workers in Gondar city, Ethiopia, April 2020 (N = 595).
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
| Bending or twisting in an awkward way | Yes | 427 | 71.76 | No | 168 | 28.24 |
| Hours of bending/twisting in an awkward way (n = 427) | 1–3 hours | 276 | 64.64 | 4–6 hours | 151 | 35.36 |
| Work in a static posture | Yes | 392 | 65.88 | No | 203 | 34.12 |
| Highly repetitive work | Yes | 427 | 71.76 | No | 168 | 28.24 |
| Working hours per day | ≤8 hours | 283 | 47.56 | >8 hours | 312 | 52.44 |
| Working days per week | 4–6 days | 171 | 28.74 | 7 days | 424 | 71.26 |
| Extra break excluding lunchtime | Yes | 99 | 16.64 | No | 496 | 83.36 |
| Times taking break excluding lunchtime (n = 99) | 1–2 times | 73 | 73.74 | >3 times | 26 | 26.26 |
| Number of customers in the restaurants | ≤100 | 336 | 56.47 | 101–250 | 220 | 36.97 | 251–800 | 39 | 6.55 |
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