Environmental and Organizational Factors Associated with Elbow/Forearm and Hand/Wrist Disorder among Sewing Machine Operators of Garment Industry in Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants and year of service in garment industries in Galan City, Oromia Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia, 2012.

Category of variable	Frequency ()	(%)
Sex
Male	52	(12.3)
Female	370	(87.7)
Age (in years)
>30 years	306	(72.5)
30–39 years	89	(21.1)
40–49 years	18	(4.30)
≥50 years	9	(2.10)
Marital status
Married	145	(34.0)
Divorced	29	(6.80)
Widowed	21	(5.00)
Single	227	(58.8)
Educational level
Illiterate	45	(10.7)
Primary	135	(32.0)
Secondary	200	(47.40
Higher education	42	(10.0)
Monthly salary
<700 ETB (<35.5 US dollar)	138	(32.7)
700–900 ETB (35.5–45.5 US dollar)	252	(59.7)
>900 ETB (>45.5 US dollar)	32	(7.60)
Year of service in garment
Mean (±SD)	5 (±5.2)	—
1–5 years	270	(64.0)
6–10 years	118	(28.0)
11–15 years	11	(2.60)
≥16 years	23	(5.40)