The Prevalence of Occupational Injuries and Associated Risk Factors among Workers in Bahir Dar Textile Share Company, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents.

Variables	Number	Percent
Gender
Male	195	65.0
Female	105	35.0
Age
22–29	208	69.3
30–34	70	23.3
>34	22	7.3
Religion
Orthodox	293	97.7
Muslim	6	2.0
Protestant	1	0.3
Ethnicity
Amharas	297	99.0
Tigrayans	2	0.7
Oromo	1	0.3
Marital status
Married	159	53.0
Single	136	45.3
Divorced	5	1.7
Education level
No education	18	6.0
Primary	13	4.3
Secondary	49	16.3
Higher	220	73.3
Residence
Urban	296	98.7
Rural	4	1.3
Job category
Spinning	49	16.3
Weaving	53	17.7
Engineering	65	21.7
Finishing	64	21.3
Administrative staff	69	23.0
Employment status
Permanent	296	98.7
Contract	4	1.3
Work experience
<5 years	158	52.7
≥5 years	142	47.3
Monthly salary
<2458 birr (<72.00 USD)	41	13.7
2459–3941 birr (72.03–115.45 USD)	108	36.0
3942–5776 birr (115.48–169.20 USD)	98	32.7
>5776 birr (>169.20 USD)	53	17.7