Research Article

Factors Associated with Occupational Injury among Hydropower Dam Construction Workers, South East Ethiopia, 2018

Table 5

Summary of bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors on occupational injury among Genale Dawa 3D hydropower dam construction workers ().

VariablesOccupational injuriesCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
NoYes

Age
 14-291301461.001.00
 30-4429601.84 (1.12, 3.04)2.63 (1.40, 4.94)
 ≥4512282.08 (1.02, 4.25)2.00 (0.83, 4.84)
Educational status
 Illiterate40801.70 (0.80, 3.60)3.64 (1.38, 9.56)
 Primary school941050.95 (0.47, 1.92)0.55 (0.18, 1.71)
 Secondary school20291.23 (0.52, 2.92)1.38 (0.49, 3.90)
 University/college17201.001.00
Alcohols
 No1301441.001.00
 Yes41901.98 (1.28, 3.07)2.26 (1.22,4.22)
Khat
 No1591961.001.00
 Yes12382.58 (1.30, 5.08)0.74 (0.28, 1.90)
Work shift
 Day shift941011.001.00
 Night shift771331.61 (1.08, 2.39)2.65 (1.18, 5.94)
 Work hours per week ≤48 hours1311351.001.00
 >48 hours40992.4 (1.55, 3.73)2.48 (1.90, 6.64)
Job satisfaction
 No39771.66 (1.06, 2.60)1.40 (0.75, 2.64)
 Yes1321571.00
 Job stress
 No1441611.001.00
 Yes27732.42 (1.47, 3.97)3.47 (1.90, 6.35)

Significant at value <0.01, significant at value <0.05.