Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Factors among Vehicle Repair Workers in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Personal characteristics of vehicle repair workers in Hawassa city, Ethiopia, May 2019.

Categories for variables	Frequency (n = 344)	Percent
BMI
Under weight	24	7
Normal weight	260	75.6
Overweight	50	14.5
Obese	10	2.9
Cigarette smoking
Yes	117	34
No	227	66
Alcohol drinking
Yes	195	56.7
No	149	43.3
Regular physical exercise
Yes	147	42.7
No	197	57.3
Practice of khat chewing
Nonuser	168	48.8
Current user	176	51.2
Professional mechanic training
Yes	156	45.3
No	188	54.7
Medical history of systemic illness
Yes	108	31.4
No	236	68.6