Occupational Health Hazards among Healthcare Workers in Kampala, Uganda

Table 1

Characteristics of studied health workers in major hospitals in Kampala, Uganda.

Characteristic	Category	Total (%)
Overall		200 (100.0)
Sex	Male	57 (28.5)
	Female	143 (71.5)
Age	≤30 years	90 (45.0)
	>30 years	110 (55.0)
Marital status	Married	107 (53.5)
	Single	93 (46.5)
Religion	Christians	173 (86.5)
	Muslims	27 (13.5)
Head of household	No	97 (48.5)
	Yes	103 (51.5)
Cadre of health worker	Nurses	101 (50.5)
	Others	99 (49.5)
Monthly income	≤500,000	95 (47.5)
	>500,000	105 (52.5)
Type of health care facility	Faith based	48 (24.0)
	Government	70 (35.0)
	Private	82 (41.0)
Duration in service	<5 years	94 (47.0)
	≥5 years	106 (53.0)
Wearing all necessary PPE	Yes	115 (57.5)
	No	85 (42.5)
Working overtime	No	59 (29.5)
	Yes	141 (70.5)
Working in multiple facilities	No	144 (72.0)
	Yes	56 (28.0)
Alcohol consumption	No	162 (81.0)
	Yes	38 (19.0)
Has frequent exercise	No	118 (59.0)
	Yes	82 (41.0)
Daily hours of sleep	<8 hours	150 (75.0)
	≥8 hours	50 (25.0)
Pressure from job	No	33 (16.5)
	Yes	167 (83.5)
Tobacco smoking	No	200 (100)
	Yes	0 (0)