Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Influencing Eye Injuries among Welders in Accra, Ghana
Table 1
Background characteristics of welders (N = 382).
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
| Age (years), mean (±SD) | 32.6 (±10.96) | | <20 | 23 | 6.0 | 20–29 | 164 | 42.9 | 30–39 | 103 | 27.0 | 49–49 | 54 | 14.1 | 50–59 | 27 | 7.1 | ≥60 | 11 | 2.9 |
| Sex | | | Male | 374 | 97.9 | Female | 8 | 2.1 |
| Education | | | No formal education | 31 | 8.1 | Primary | 259 | 67.8 | Secondary | 83 | 21.7 | Tertiary | 9 | 2.4 |
| Working experience (years), mean (±SD) | 10.1 (±8.65) | | <1 | 20 | 5.2 | 1–5 | 115 | 30.2 | 6–10 | 104 | 27.2 | >10 | 143 | 37.4 |
| Type of welder | | | Apprentice | 129 | 33.8 | Worker | 80 | 20.9 | Master | 173 | 45.3 |
| Welding type | | | Electric/arc welding | 228 | 59.7 | Gas welding | 154 | 40.3 |
| Daily working hours | | | <12 hours | 171 | 44.8 | ≥12 hours | 211 | 55.2 |
| Monthly income (GHS) | | | <100 | 66 | 17.3 | 100–500 | 163 | 42.7 | 600–1000 | 84 | 22.0 | >1000 | 69 | 18.0 |
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