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Table 2 Fishers exact analysis for the associations between the physiotherapistslevels of agreement of PFR interpretation and their clinical and demographic characteristics

From: Assessment of the level of agreement in the interpretation of plain radiographs of lumbar spondylosis among clinical physiotherapists in Ghana

Variables

Low n (%)

Moderate n (%)

High n (%)

Fisher’s exact test p value

Age (years)

    

21–25

0 (0.0)

1 (100)

0 (0.0)

0.098

26–30

2 (8.0)

20 (80.0)

3 (12.0)

 

31–35

0 (0.0)

11 (100)

0 (0.0)

 

36–40

0 (0.0)

2 (100)

0 (0.0)

 

41–45

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100)

 

46-50

0 (0.0)

1 (100)

0 (0.0)

 

Qualification

    

B.Sc

2 (5.5)

32 (88.8)

2 (5.5)

0.006*

M.Sc

0 (0.0)

3 (60.0)

2 (40.0)

 

Work setting

    

Regional hospital

1 (10.0)

8 (80.0)

1 (10.0)

0.171

Teaching hospital

1 (4.1)

21 (87.5)

2 (8.3)

 

General hospital

0 (0.0)

2 (66.7)

1 (33.4)

 

Private hospital

0 (0.0)

4 (100)

0 (0)

 

Years of practice

    

0–4

2 (8.0)

22 (88.0)

1 (4.0)

0.666

5-9

0 (0.0)

13 (81.2)

3 (18.7)

 

No of CPD attended

    

0–2

1 (4.2)

22 (91.7)

1 (4.2)

0.069

3–5

1 (9.0)

9 (81.8)

1 (9.0)

 

≥6

0 (0.0)

4 (66.7)

2 (33.4)

 

Sex

    

Male

0 (0.0)

4 (23.5)

13 (76.4)

0.001*

Female

2 (8.4)

0 (0.0)

22 (91.7)

 

Preferred view

    

Anterio-posterior view

1 (20.0)

4 (80.0)

0 (0.0)

0.088

Lateral view

0 (0.0)

13 (86.7)

2 (13.4)

 

Both

1 (4.7)

18 (85.7)

2 (9.5)

 
  1. Key: *Significant at p < 0.05.