Prevalence and Determinants of Occupational Injuries among Solid Waste Collectors of Zoomlion Ghana Limited
Table 5
Prevalence of occupational injuries in the past 6 months by working and behavioural factors among solid waste collectors of Zoomlion Ghana Limited in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Accra.
Variable
Occupational injures
χ2
-value
No (n = 280)
Yes (n = 78)
n (%)
n (%)
Work experience
6 months to 1 year
17 (6.07)
2 (2.56)
2.8713
0.412
2 to 3 years
18 (6.43)
8 (10.26)
4 to 4 years
11 (3.93)
4 (5.13)
More than 5 years
234 (83.57)
64 (82.05)
Number of working days per week
<5 days (32 hours)
26 (9.26)
7 (8.97)
0.0181
0.991
5 days (40 hours)
127 (43.36)
36 (46.15)
>5 days (48 hours)
127 (43.36)
35 (44.87)
Work duties
Collection
22 (7.86)
2 (2.56)
25.1988
0.000
Sweeping
13 (4.64)
1 (1.28)
Collection and transportation
9 (3.214)
14 (17.95)
Sweeping and collection
236 (84.29)
61 (78.21)
Zone
Ablekuma South
48 (17.14)
31 (39.74)
33.5663
0.000
Ayawaso West
46 (16.43)
20 (25.64)
La Dade Kotopon
61 (21.79)
5 (6.41)
Osu Klottey
60 (21.43)
17 (21.79)
Teshie Nungua
65 (23.21)
5 (6.41)
Use of PPE at work
Sometimes
227 (81.07)
67 (23.93)
0.9678
0.325
Always
53 (67.95)
11 (14.10)
Reason for non-use of PPE
Lack of PPE
148 (52.86)
56 (71.79)
8.9257
0.003
PPE not comfortable
132 (47.14)
22 (28.21)
OHS training before employment
Yes
261 (93.21)
75 (96.15)
0.914
0.339
No
19 (24.36)
3 (3.85)
Periodic OHS training
Yes
207 (73.93)
70 (89.74)
8.7159
0.003
No
73 (19.03)
8 (10.26)
Satisfied with work
Yes
16 (5.71)
8 (10.26)
2.0123
0.156
No
264 (94.29)
70 (89.74)
Difficulty in sleeping
Yes
228 (81.43)
72 (92.31)
5.3183
0.021
No
52 (18.57)
6 (7.69)
Work-related stress
Yes
193 (68.92)
69 (88.46)
11.8604
0.001
No
87 (31.07)
9 (11.54)
Alcohol use
No
239 (85.36)
62 (79.49)
1.5702
0.21
Yes
41 (14.64)
16 (20.51)
Cigarette use
No
278 (99.29)
77 (98.72)
2367
0.627
Yes
2 (0.71)
1 (1.28)
Notes. —significant, < 0.05; —significant, < 0.01; N = 358.
