Prevalence and Determinants of Occupational Injuries among Solid Waste Collectors of Zoomlion Ghana Limited

Table 2

Demographic and background statistics.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Sex
Female	317	88.55
Male	41	11.45
Age group
>30 years	344	96.09
≤30 years	14	3.91
Residence
Urban	200	55.87
Peri-urban	158	44.69
Marital status
Married	160	44.69
Single	81	22.63
Widow/widower	63	17.60
Divorced	43	12.01
Separated	11	3.07
Religion
Christian	328	91.88
Muslim	24	6.72
Other(s)	3	0.84
Traditionalist	2	0.56
Educational status
Junior high school	162	45.25
Primary	94	26.26
No formal education	62	17.32
Senior high school	38	10.61
Tertiary	2	0.56
Work experience
>5 years	298	83.24
2 to 3 years	26	7.26
6 months to 1 year	19	5.31
4 to 5 years	15	4.19
Monthly salary
100 Ghana Cedi	325	90.78
150 Ghana Cedi	33	9.22