Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Occupational Injury Among Glass Factory Workers In Addis Ababaethiopia.

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Background: - In manufacturing industries, workplace injuries and property damages werernhighly significant and becoming bigger than before in developing countries. Body of pieces ofrnevidence showed that injuries are common among workers involved in the glass manufacturingrnindustry; cuts, burns are the common one, however, there is insufficient evidence on thernmagnitude and associated predictors in Ethiopia. Thus, the study aimed to assess the prevalencernof occupational injuries and associated factors among glass factory workers in Addis Ababa,rnEthiopia, 2018/2019. rnMethods: - Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May, 2019, onrn363 randomly selected workers after stratified by working department. A structured questionnairernand observational checklists were used to collect the data. The collected data were entered intornEpi-data 3.1 software and transported to SPSS version 23.0 software for analyses. Bivariaternlogistic regression was used to identify candidate variables and multivariate logistic regressionrnwas employed to identify independent predictors of occupational injuries and to controlrnconfounders. rnResults: The overall occupational injury rate was 58.3% workers per year. Twenty-one (11.1%)rninjured workers were hospitalized. A total of 254 workdays were lost, being 2.54 days lost onrnaverage per an injured worker. Service duration of five years or less in the present jobrn[AOR=5.052, 95% CI: (1.886-13.535)], absence of health and safety information [AOR: 2.371,rn95% CI: (1.375- 3.955)], sleeping disorder [AOR: 3.073, 95% CI: (1.535- 6.153)] and use ofrnpersonal protective devices [AOR: 6.506, 95% CI: (2.645- 16.000] were significant factors tornoccupational injuries in glass factories. Work section of forming [AOR: 14.04, 95% CI: (4.26846.179)]rnwasrnalsornanotherrnfactorrnpositivelyrnaffectingrninjuries.rn rn rn Conclusion:rnrnworking section, work experience in the present job, health and safety information,rnsleeping disorder and absence of protective devices increases the risk of occupational injuries.rnOngoing health and safety information and/or training, periodic supervision, and occupationalrnhealth and safety services should be emphasized to promote the health and safety conditions ofrnthe worker. Thus more attention should be given to these industries to improve occupationalrnsafety measures and a safe working environment and promoting health and safety for theirrnworkers.

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Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Occupational Injury Among Glass Factory Workers In Addis Ababaethiopia.

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