Background
Methods
Study design
Study setting
Participants
Sampling technique and procedure
Data collection and data quality control
Operational definitions
Data processing and analysis
Result
Socio-demographic characteristics
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 285 | 75.2 |
Male | 94 | 24.8 |
Age group | ||
< 30 years | 244 | 64.4 |
≥ 30 years | 135 | 35.6 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 363 | 95.8 |
Rural | 16 | 4.2 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 200 | 52.8 |
Single | 91 | 24.0 |
Divorced | 48 | 12.7 |
Widowed | 25 | 6.6 |
Separated | 15 | 4.0 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 346 | 91.3 |
Muslim | 22 | 5.8 |
Others | 11 | 2.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 358 | 94.5 |
Others | 21 | 5.5 |
Educational status | ||
Can’t read and write | 159 | 42.0 |
Can read and write | 47 | 12.4 |
Primary schools (1–8th) | 84 | 22.2 |
Secondary and above (9th +) | 89 | 23.5 |
Employment pattern | ||
Permanent | 289 | 76.3 |
Temporary | 90 | 23.7 |
Monthly salary | ||
≥ 600 Eth. birr | 307 | 81.0 |
< 600 Eth. Birr | 72 | 19.0 |
Work experience | ||
> 3 years | 287 | 75.7 |
≤ 3 years | 92 | 24.3 |
Work related and behavioral characteristics
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Working hours per week | ||
< 5 days (39 h) | 100 | 26.4 |
≥ 5 days (40 h) | 279 | 73.6 |
Job related training | ||
Yes | 118 | 31.1 |
No | 261 | 68.9 |
Alcohol use | ||
Yes | 247 | 65.2 |
No | 132 | 34.8 |
Khat use | ||
Yes | 22 | 5.8 |
No | 357 | 94.2 |
Cigarette use | ||
Yes | 14 | 3.7 |
No | 365 | 96.3 |
Job satisfaction | ||
Yes | 236 | 62.3 |
No | 143 | 37.7 |
PPD use | ||
Yes | 332 | 87.6 |
No | 47 | 12.4 |
Reason for non-use | ||
Lack of PPD | 40 | 85.1 |
Not comfortable | 7 | 14.9 |
Sleeping disturbance | ||
Yes | 155 | 40.9 |
No | 224 | 59.1 |
Job related stress | ||
Yes | 125 | 33.0 |
No | 254 | 67.0 |
Prevalence of occupational injuries
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Occupational injury | ||
Yes | 130 | 34.3 |
No | 249 | 65.7 |
Frequency of occupational injury (n = 130) | ||
Once | 54 | 41.5 |
Two or more times | 76 | 58.5 |
Types of injury | ||
Cut/Puncture | 68 | 52.30 |
Abrasion | 20 | 15.40 |
Dislocation | 12 | 9.23 |
Fracture | 11 | 8.46 |
Ear injury | 10 | 7.69 |
Eye injury | 9 | 6.92 |
Parts of body injured | ||
Hand | 45 | 34.6 |
Leg | 26 | 20.0 |
above neck | 21 | 16.2 |
more than one body parts | 38 | 29.2 |
Source of injury | ||
Hit by falling objects | 47 | 37.0 |
Hand tools | 29 | 22.0 |
Falls | 24 | 18.0 |
Lifting heavy objects | 13 | 10.0 |
Splintering objects | 12 | 9.2 |
Collision | 5 | 3.8 |
Working days lost | ||
< 10 days | 34 | 26.2 |
≥ 10 days | 96 | 73.8 |
Treated at health facility | ||
Yes | 66 | 50.7 |
No | 64 | 49.3 |
Admission due to an injury | ||
Yes | 13 | 10 |
No | 117 | 90 |
Factors associated with occupational injuries
Variables | Occupational injuries | Crude Odd Ratio with 95 % CI | Adjusted Odd Ratio with 95 % CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Work experience | ||||
≤ 3 years | 43 | 49 | 2.02 (1.25–3.26) | 1.92 (1.11, 3.31)* |
> 3 years | 87 | 200 | 1 | 1 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 128 | 135 | 3.81 (0.85, 17.04) | 4.43 (0.9, 21.83) |
Rural | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Monthly salary | ||||
< 600 Eth. Birr | 46 | 26 | 4.70 (2.73, 8.08) | 3.0 (1.64, 5.48)** |
≥ 600 Eth. Birr | 84 | 223 | 1 | 1 |
Sleeping disturbance | ||||
Yes | 85 | 70 | 4.83 (3.07, 7.61) | 2.57 (1.48, 4.47)** |
No | 45 | 179 | 1 | 1 |
Job related stress | ||||
Yes | 70 | 55 | 4.12 (2.61, 6.50) | 1.94 (1.11, 3.40)* |
No | 60 | 194 | 1 | 1 |
Variables | Severe Occupational injuries | Crude Odds Ratio with 95 % CI | Adjusted Odds Ratio with 95 % CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Sleeping disturbance | ||||
Yes | 42 | 113 | 3.10 (1.78, 5.38) | 2.24 (1.22, 4.11)* |
No | 200 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
Monthly salary | ||||
< 600 Eth Birr | 29 | 43 | 4.92 (2.75, 8.82) | 4.09 (2.15, 7.76)** |
≥ 600 Eth. Birr | 37 | 270 | 1 | 1 |
Literacy level | ||||
Illiterate | 43 | 163 | 1.72 (0.99, 2.99) | 2.22 (1.22, 4.04)* |
literate | 23 | 150 | 1 | 1 |