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Table 2 Overall perception of occupational prestige of physiotherapy profession relative to other professions

From: Perceived occupational prestige of physiotherapy in Nigeria among physiotherapy undergraduates: implication for public and healthcare professionals’ awareness of the role of physiotherapy

Occupation

Mean

SD

Range

Physiotherapy

14.5

3.0

5–20

Architecture

14.4

2.7

7–20

Medical laboratory science

12.2

3.1

3–20

Engineering

15.2

2.7

8–20

Police

9.1

3.5

0–18

Medicine

16.5

2.8

8–20

Accountancy

13.5

2.9

7–20

Nursing

14.4

2.9

6–20

Law

15.0

3.0

6–20

Secondary school teaching

10.9

2.8

4–18

Pharmacy

14.4

2.8

3–20

Veterinary medicine

11.8

3.3

1–20

Journalism

12.0

3.2

3–20

Surveying

11.8

3.2

2–20