Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Factors Among Bankers in Ethiopia, 2018

Table 3

Ergonomics and working environment characteristics of bankers working in Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia, May 2018 (n = 307).

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)	Annual prevalence of WMSDs
			No		Yes
			Frequency	Percent (%)	Frequency	Percent (%)
Posture
Good	67	21.8	32	47.8	35	52.2
Poor	240	78.2	74	30.8	166	69.2
Type of chair
Adjustable	264	86	91	34.5	173	65.5
Nonadjustable	43	14	15	34.9	28	65.1
Break
No	266	86.6	78	29.3	188	70.7
Yes	41	13.4	28	68.3	13	31.7
Ergonomics training
No	283	92.5	90	31.7	194	68.3
Yes	23	7.5	16	69.6	7	30.4
Duration of sitting in same position (min)
<15	72	23.5	25	34.7	47	65.3
15–30	88	28.6	40	45.5	48	55.5
>30	147	47.9	41	27.9	106	72.1
Number of customers
<50	62	20.2	20	32.3	42	67.7
50–100	125	40.7	55	44.0	70	56.0
>100	120	39.1	31	25.8	89	74.2