Prevalence and factors affecting work-related injury among workers engaged in Small and Medium-scale industries in Gondar wereda, North Gondor zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: In developing countries including Ethiopia, the risk of having work-related injury is 10 to 20 times higher than that of developed countries. Objective: To asses the magnitude and factors affecting work-related injury among small and medium-scale industrial workers in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. Methods: Institution-based cross-sectional comparative study was conducted from November to December, 2004 in Gondar Wereda. A total of 962 employed workers in small and medium-scale industries were selected randomly. Trained data collectors administered a pre-tested and standardized questionnaire. Physical examination and record review were done to ascertain self-reported injuries. Data were entered and cleaned using EPI INFO version 6.04 a statistical soft ware. SPSS window version 11.0 was also employed for descriptive and logistics regression analysis. Results: The annual and two weeks prevalence rate of work-related injury was respectively 335 and 120 per 1000 exposed workers. Out of the total work-related injuries, 114 (35.5%) and 208 (32.4%) occurred among small and medium-scale industrial workers, respectively. The prevalence and severity of annual rate of injury was not associated with the type of industry. The most significant contributing factors for work-related injuries in such small and medium industries were service duration of 5 years or less in the present job [AOR: 1.53, 95 %

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