Background
Methods
Aim of this study
Study design
Study area and period
Source population
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Sample size
Operational definitions
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Work related injury; any physical injury condition sustained on worker in connection with the performance of his/her work but not include work related diseases that need exposure assessment and laboratory tests [13].
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Personal protective equipment (PPE); Utilization of the worker specialized clothing or equipment worn by employees for protection against health and safety hazards at the time of interview [14].
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Manual handling; the movement or support of any load effort, including; lifting put down pushing, puling, carrying and moving.
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Sleeping disorder; the presence of sleeping problems when the workers are at work in the factory [14].
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Safety guarding of machine; the machine is safe if it safe guards workers from contacts with dangerous moving parts [7].
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Agricultural injury; is defined as unintentional physical injury or poisoning which occurred during an agricultural activities and which required medical attention [5].
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Incident; any unplanned event resulting in, or having the potential for injury, illness, in health, damage or other loss [5].
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Excessive heat: heat is recorded as excessive if a worker is found sweating when naked or with light clothing; if the investigator feels a sudden heat wave when entering to the work [7].
Data collection tools and procedures
Data quality control
Data processing and analysis
Results
Socio-demographic factors
Variable | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 265 | 59% |
Female | 184 | 41% |
Age | ||
18–29 | 324 | 72.2% |
> 29 | 125 | 27.8% |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 10 | 2.2% |
Read and write | 132 | 29.4% |
Primary school(1–8) | 152 | 33.9% |
Secondary school (9–12) | 114 | 25.4% |
TVT | 37 | 8.2% |
First degree and above | 4 | 0.9% |
Marital status | ||
Married | 215 | 47.9% |
Single | 232 | 51.7% |
Divorce | 2 | 0.4% |
Employment type | ||
Temporary | 413 | 92% |
Permanent | 36 | 8% |
Monthly income | ||
≤ 1600 | 382 | 85.1% |
> 1600 | 67 | 14 .9% |
Working experience | ||
≤ 3 | 269 | 59.9% |
> 3 | 180 | 40.1% |
Work related injury characteristics
Prevalence of work related injuries
Cause, type and affected body part
Part of the body affected | Frequency | Percent (%) |
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Hand | 46 | 27.9% |
Toe | 23 | 13.9% |
Back | 17 | 10.3% |
Eye | 25 | 15.2% |
Finger | 2 | 1.2% |
Leg | 34 | 20.6% |
Ear | 2 | 1.2% |
Chest | 8 | 4.8% |
Upper arm | 1 | 0.6% |
Other | 7 | 4.3% |
Types of injury | Frequency | Percent (%) |
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Abrasion/Laceration | 61 | 37.0% |
Cut | 24 | 14.5% |
Puncture | 23 | 13.9% |
Back pain | 14 | 8.5% |
Eye injury | 25 | 15.2% |
Ear injury | 2 | 1.2% |
Others | 16 | 9.7% |
Source of injury | Frequency | Percent (%) |
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Machine | 33 | 20% |
Falling object | 15 | 9.1% |
Splinting object | 26 | 15.8% |
Collision | 2 | 1.2% |
Acid and acidic substance | 8 | 4.8% |
Hand tool | 63 | 38.2% |
Lifting object | 17 | 10.3% |
Other | 1 | 0.6% |
Severity of work related injury
Description of work environment
Behavioral characteristics
Observation of work environment
Type of workplace | Work department | Hazard Identified |
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Agro mechanization | Farm mechanization | Excessive heat, dust, sharps, gasoline and Sulfuric acid |
Work shop/Garage | Excessive heat, sharps, gasoline and Sulfuric acid | |
Workshop/Garage | Pest control department | Pesticide and chemicals, and PPE are not Standardized |
Others | Seed preparation and rice packing | Noise, Poor ventilation, sharps, dust, and have loaded materials |
Unit farm Irrigation | Excessive heat and dust, Snack bits Dust, and sharps |
Associated factors of work related injury
Characteristics | WRI | COR 95% CI | AOR 95% CI | |
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Yes | No | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 86 | 176 | 0.719(0.49–1.06)x
| 0.63(0.4–1.01)0
|
Female | 76 | 108 | 1.00 | |
Age | ||||
≤ 29 | 126 | 198 | 1.04(0.9–2.18)0
| 1.28(0.76–2.17)0
|
> 29 | 39 | 86 | 1.00 | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 107 | 127 | 2.28(1.54–3.39)xxx
| 1.6 (1.01–2.57)x
|
Married | 58 | 157 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Service | ||||
≤ 3 | 123 | 146 | 2.77(1.8–4.22)xxx
| 2.05(1.22–3.29)xx
|
> 3 | 42 | 138 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Safety | ||||
No | 161 | 262 | 3.38(1.14–9.98)x
| 4.89(1.37–17.4)x
|
Yes | 4 | 22 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
PPE | ||||
No | 155 | 221 | 4.42(2.19_8.89)xxx
| 2.54(1.15–5.64)x
|
Yes | 10 | 63 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Health checkup | ||||
No | 161 | 248 | 5.84(2.04–16.73)xx
| 4.06(1.1–14.99)x
|
Yes | 4 | 36 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Chewing chat | ||||
No | 5 | 15 | 0.55(0.2–1.57)0
| 0.66(0.14–3.04)0
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Yes | 160 | 269 | 1.00 | |
Working hour | ||||
≤ 48 | 81 | 257 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
> 48 | 84 | 27 | 9.87(5.98–16.28)xxx
| 8.53(4.9–14.73)xxx
|