Review Article

Occupational Disease and Injury in Malaysia: A Thematic Review of Literature from 2016 to 2021

Table 3

The thematic content analysis of the literature on occupational disease and injury (2016–2021).

Themesn%

Main hazard
 Physical4235.0
 Biology3025.0
 Psychosocial2924.2
 Chemical1411.7
 Others54.2
Main health problem
 Mental health (MH)2924.2
 Infectious disease (infection)2823.3
 WRMSDs2823.3
 Injury1411.7
 Respiratory problems (R)1210.0
 Cardiovascular disease risks (CVDs)65.0
 Hearing problems (HPs)32.5
Main job title classification (MASCO 2020)
 Group 1: managers and senior officials10.8
 Group 2: professionals2117.5
 Group 3: associate professional and technical officers43.3
 Group 4: administration and secretarial occupations54.2
 Group 5: personal service occupations97.5
 Group 6: skilled agricultural, forestry, livestock, and fishery workers1512.5
 Group 7: craft and related trade workers43.3
 Group 8: plant and machine operators and assemblers1512.5
 Group 9: elementary occupations2016.7
 Group 0: armed forces21.7
 Not specified: more than one groups2420.0
Specific occupation’s name and its MASCO group
Healthcare worker3226.7
 Group 8: factory worker1411.7
 Group 8: palm oil plantation worker119.2
 Group 2: teacher86.7
 Group 6: farmer75.8
 Group 9: general worker65.0
Office worker65.0
 Group 3: university staff43.3
 Group 5: firefighters and traffic police43.3
 Group 6: animal slaughter21.7
 Group 0: army recruit21.7
 Group 2: athlete21.7
Employee21.7
 Group 5: food handler21.7
 Group 9: hand-held grass-cutting worker21.7
 Group 7: welder21.7
 Group 6: wet market worker21.7
 Group 7: commercial vehicle driver10.8
 Group 9: construction worker10.8
 Group 1: contractor10.8
 Group 6: dog handler10.8
 Group 9: domestic waste collector10.8
 Group 9: forestry worker10.8
 Group 9: landscape worker10.8
Railway worker10.8
 Group 6: rubber tapper10.8
 Group 8: sex worker10.8
 Group 6: tea plucker10.8
 Group 6: tyre shop worker10.8
Industry classification (MSIC 2008)
 Q: human health and social work activities3226.7
 A: agriculture, forestry, and fishing1815.0
 C: manufacturing1714.2
 O: public administration and defense; compulsory social security1210.0
 P: education119.2
 E: water supply; sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities65.0
 I: accommodation and food service activities43.3
 R: arts, entertainment, and recreation32.5
 F: construction21.7
 H: transportation and storage21.7
 G: wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles10.8
 Not specified: more than one industry1210.0
Specific workplace
 Hospital2823.3
 Factory1613.3
 Farm1512.5
 Not specified97.5
 School86.7
 Office65.0
 Higher education54.2
 Palm oil plantation54.2
 Road54.2
 Municipal43.3
 Clinic32.5
 Forest32.5
 Abattoir21.7
 Food stall21.7
 Site work21.7
 Sport centre21.7
 Wet market21.7
 Animal shelter10.8
 Tea plantation10.8
 Tyre shop10.8

No specific group of MASCO can be coded; it involves many groups.