Prevalence and Risk Factors of Work-Related Lower Back Pain among Radiographers in the State of Kuwait
Table 1
Study participant demographics.
Gender
No.
%
Male
87
60
Female
59
40
Age
20–30 years
33
23
31–40 years
70
49
41–50 years
24
17
51+ years
17
12
Nationality
Kuwaiti
30
20
Egyptian
25
17
Filipino
30
20
Indian
44
30
Other
17
12
Education
Diploma
68
48
BSc
72
50
MSc
2
1
PhD
1
1
Professional rank
Junior RS
27
19
RS
54
39
Senior RS
36
26
RS specialist
10
7
Senior RS specialist
9
7
Superintendent RS
3
2
Professional experience
0–10 years
49
36
11–20 years
57
42
21+ years
30
22
Working hours
<10–19 hours
10
7
20–39 hours
9
6
40+ hours
123
87
Work settings
General hospital
134
95
Private hospital/clinic
7
5
Areas of specialty
General
31
22
Special
89
62
Both
24
17
Column values do not always add up to the total number of questionnaire respondents due to missing data. Others nationalities include Iranian, Jordanian, Polish, Sudanese, Syrian, and Yemeni. For areas of specialty, special includes CT, MRI, fluoroscopy, and mammography.
