Research Article

Prevalence and Determinants of Occupational Injuries among Solid Waste Collectors of Zoomlion Ghana Limited

Table 2

Demographic and background statistics.

VariableFrequencyPercentage (%)

Sex
Female31788.55
Male4111.45

Age group
>30 years34496.09
≤30 years143.91

Residence
Urban20055.87
Peri-urban15844.69

Marital status
Married16044.69
Single8122.63
Widow/widower6317.60
Divorced4312.01
Separated113.07

Religion
Christian32891.88
Muslim246.72
Other(s)30.84
Traditionalist20.56

Educational status
Junior high school16245.25
Primary9426.26
No formal education6217.32
Senior high school3810.61
Tertiary20.56

Work experience
>5 years29883.24
2 to 3 years267.26
6 months to 1 year195.31
4 to 5 years154.19

Monthly salary
100 Ghana Cedi32590.78
150 Ghana Cedi339.22