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Received: 23 February 2018

Accepted: 2 January 2019

First Online: 10 January 2019

Authors’ information

: Melaku Hailu Temesgen - BSc PT, MSc PT, Lecturer of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.Balamurugan Janakiraman - BSc PT, MSc PT, Assistant professor of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.Asmare Yitayeh Gelaw - BSc PT, MSc PT, Assistant professor of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.Gashaw Jember Belay - BSc PT, MSc PT, Lecturer of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.Yaregal Animut - MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Lecturer of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

: Ethical clearance was obtained from the ethical review committee of University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Written informed consent was obtained from each of the study participants after being informed in detail about the objective, purpose, benefit, risk, and the confidentiality of information and the voluntary nature of participation. In addition, participants who had shoulder and/neck pain during the data collection time were advised and referred, for further care to physiotherapists at Gondar University hospital.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.

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