Labor and Related Injuries among Schoolchildren in Palestine: Findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2006)
Table 4
Crude and adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for the association of work related injuries with work intensity, work swift, type of work, and sociodemographic characteristics in the Palestinian HBSC-2006 study.
Crude OR
95% CI
Adjusted OR
95% CI
Work intensity
h/d
1
1
3 h/d
1.53–1.95
1.11–1.54
Work shift
End of school semester/academic year
1
1
During school hours
1.93–3.18
1.80–3.12
Before school hours
1.77–3.09
1.63–3.01
After school hours
1.43–2.16
1.30–1.94
On the weekend
1.25–1.85
1.31–1.90
Type of work
Agricultural production
1
1
Retail trade
1.37–1.89
1.35–1.92
Street traders
1.98–3.21
1.96–3.34
Tool maintenance work
0.82
0.56–1.20
0.77
0.49–1.19
Cleaners
0.27–0.73
0.28–0.83
Movement of goods
0.34–0.89
0.69
0.42–1.12
Building construction/maintenance
0.91
0.59–1.39
1.01
0.64–1.59
Workshops like carpenting, mechanics, aluminum
0.83
0.47–1.44
0.53–1.71
House work
1.15–1.86
1.07–1.80
Gender
Girls
1
Boys
1.66–2.10
1.32–1.84
Grade
6th grade
1
8th grade
0.55–0.76
0.41–0.65
10th grade
0.53–0.73
0.38–0.60
12th grade
0.66–0.94
0.46–0.74
FAS
FAS 1 (low)
1
FAS 2 (moderate)
0.79–0.93
0.93
0.85–1.02
FAS 3 (high)
0.75–0.95
0.94
0.82–1.06
Region
West Bank
1
Gaza Strip
1.08–1.37
1.15
0.99–1.35
Father’s education
Low education
1
High Education
0.97
0.89–1.06
1.02
0.92–1.12
Mother’s education
Low education
1
High education
0.98
0.82–1.18
0.95
0.80–1.10
CI: confidence intervals; OR: odds ratio; FAS: family affluent scale. . Adjusted for gender, grade, region, parent education, and FAS. Adjusted for grade, region, and parent education. Adjusted for gender, region, parent education, and FAS. Adjusted for gender, grade, region, and parent education. Adjusted for gender, grade, parent education, and FAS. Adjusted for gender, grade, region, and FAS.
