Environmental and Organizational Factors Associated with Elbow/Forearm and Hand/Wrist Disorder among Sewing Machine Operators of Garment Industry in Ethiopia
Table 4
Organizational factors associated with elbow and wrist MS disorders among sewing machine operators in garment industries in Galan City, Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, 2012.
Category of variables
Frequency ()
(%)
Employment status Temporary Permanent Payment method Hourly payment Piece rate payment Total working hours a day 8 hours 9-10 hours >10 hours Total working breaks excluding lunch break ≤15 minutes >15 minutes None Training on issue of ergonomics Yes No