Research Article
Awareness of Occupational Hazards and Utilization of Safety Measures among Welders in Aksum and Adwa Towns, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 2013
Table 1
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, Axum and Adwa welding workers, September 2013 (
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| Variable | Number | Percent |
| Age | | | Less than 20 years | 62 | 23.8 | 20–24 years | 63 | 24.2 | 25–29 years | 87 | 33.5 | Greater than 29 years | 48 | 18.5 |
| Educational status | | | Primary school | 49 | 18.8 | Secondary school | 183 | 70.4 | Certificate and above | 28 | 10.8 |
| Work type | | | Metal work | 129 | 49.6 | Wood work | 131 | 50.4 |
| Profession | | | Welding related | 7 | 2.7 | Nonrelated | 253 | 97.3 |
| Work experience | | | <1 year | 38 | 14.6 | 1–5 years | 110 | 42.3 | >5 years | 112 | 43.1 |
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