Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
Characteristics | N = 200 |
|---|---|
Age, years, mean ± SD | 45.5 ± 14.5 |
Gender, n (%), male: female | 123 (61.5), 77 (38.5) |
Habitation, n (%), urban: rural | 80 (40.0), 120 (60.0) |
Marital status, n (%), married: unmarried | 157 (78.5), 43 (21.5) |
Educational status, n (%) | |
 Non-formal education | 66 (33.0) |
 Completed primary education | 30 (15.0) |
 Completed secondary education | 41 (20.0) |
 Completed tertiary education | 63 (31.5) |
Literacy (ability to read and write in Hausa), n (%) | |
 Non-literate | 111 (55.5) |
 Literate | 89 (44.5) |
Occupational status, n (%) | |
 Paid work (government or private) | 49 (24.5) |
 Self-employed (farming and trading) | 112 (56.0) |
 Student | 17 (8.5) |
 Unemployed | 16 (8.0) |
 Retiree | 6 (3.0) |
 PCS (score range 0–52) | 30.0 ± 8.21 |
 FABQ-total (score range 0–66) | 36.4 ± 11.4 |
 FABQ-physical activity (score range 0–42) | 13.1 ± 5.81 |
 FABQ-work (score range 0–24) | 23.3 ± 7.74 |
 VAS-pain (score range 0–100 mm) | 36.1 ± 12.6 |
 ODI (score range 0–100) | 36.0 ± 10.8 |