Research Article
Occupational Injury and Its Correlated Factors among Small-Scale Industry Workers in Towns of Bale Zone, Southeast Ethiopia
Table 4
Factor associated with occupational injury among small-scale industry workers in towns of Bale Zone Southeast Ethiopia, April to March 2016.
| Covariances | Occupational injury | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | Yes | No |
| Type of SSI | Woodwork | 180 | 73 | 0.59 (0.35–1.00) | 1.21 (0.55–2.64) | Metalwork | 79 | 35 | 0.64 (0.35–0.1.18) | 1.07 (0.45–2.52) | Concrete block construction | 98 | 33 | 0.49 (0.27–0.89) | 1.29 (0.55–3.04) | Metal-wood work | 45 | 31 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Lack supervision from any organization including health office | Yes | 62 | 43 | 1.83 (1.18–2.83) | 3.15 (1.70–5.81) | No | 340 | 129 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Took safety training | Yes | 66 | 17 | 0.56 (0.32–0.98) | 0.33 (0.15–0.73) | No | 336 | 155 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Use alcohol | Yes | 69 | 46 | 1.76 (1.15–2.70) | 1.56 (0.93–2.61) | No | 333 | 126 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Working at night | Yes | 144 | 92 | 2.06 (1.43–2.96) | 1.39 (0.89–2.17) | No | 258 | 80 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Any things on the floor that can cause accident | Yes | 282 | 129 | 10.98 (1.47–82.04) | 12.69 (1.67–96.13) | No | 24 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Use PPE | Yes | 201 | 105 | 0.64 (0.44–0.92) | 0.81 (0.51–1.28) | No | 201 | 67 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Risk perception | Low | 83 | 173 | 3.52 (2.36–5.25) | 2.84 (1.80–4.49) | High | 165 | 153 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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SSI—small-scale industry; PPE—personnel protective equipment; value <0.05, value < 0.01; COR—crude odds ratio; AOR—adjusted odds ratio. |