Clinical Study
Determinants of Occupational Injury: A Case Control Study among Textile Factory Workers in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 1
Association between sociodemographic variables and occupational injury among textile factory workers in Amhara regional state Ethiopia, October 2009.
| Socio-demographic variables | Cases () No. (%) | Controls () No. (%) | COR@ (95% CI) | AOR@ (95% CI) |
| Sex | | | | | Male | 117 (76.97) | 180 (59.21) | 2.30 (1.48, 3.58)*** | 2.54 (1.58, 4.07)*** | Female | 35 (23.03) | 124 (40.79) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Age group | | | | | <30 years | 80 (52.63) | 104 (34.21) | 2.14 (1.44, 3.18)*** | 1.90 (1.22, 2.94)** | ≥30 years | 72 (47.37) | 200 (65.79) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Religion@ | | | | | Orthodox | 98 (64.47) | 176 (57.89) | 0.93 (0.22, 3.97) | | Muslim | 51 (33.55) | 123 (40.46) | 0.69 (0.16, 3.00) | | Protestant | 3 (1.97) | 5 (1.64) | 1.00 | | Ethnic group@ | | | | | Amhara | 140 (92.11) | 282 (92.76) | 1.49 (0.15, 14.45) | | Tigre | 11 (7.24) | 19 (6.25) | 1.74 (0.16, 18.80) | | Oromo | 1 (0.66) | 3 (0.99) | 1.00 | | Marital status@ | | | | | Married | 99 (65.13) | 191 (62.83) | 1.04 (0.35, 3.12) | | Single | 44 (28.95) | 91 (29.93) | 0.97 (0.31, 3.00) | | Divorced | 4 (2.63) | 12 (3.95) | 0.67 (0.14, 3.17) | | Widowed | 5 (3.29) | 10 (3.29) | 1.00 | | Educational level | | | | | ≤grade 8 | 75 (49.34) | 136 (44.74) | 1.10 (0.66, 1.86) | 1.27 (0.70, 2.33) | Grade 9–12 | 47 (30.92) | 108 (35.53) | 0.87 (0.50, 1.52) | 0.92 (0.50, 1.71) | Certificate and above | 30 (19.74) | 60 (19.74) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Employment condition | | | | | Employment contract | 145 (95.39) | 285 (93.75) | 1.00 | 1.00 | Temporary contract | 7 (4.61) | 19 (6.25) | 1.38 (0.57, 3.36) | 1.45 (0.54, 3.91) | Monthly salary in birr@ | | | | | ≤467 birr per month | 80 (52.63) | 172 (56.58) | 0.85 (0.58, 1.26) | | >467 birr per month | 72 (47.37) | 132 (43.42) | 1.00 | | Work experience in years | | | | | 5 years and below | 60 (39.47) | 91 (29.93) | 1.53 (1.01, 2.29)* | 1.59 (0.86, 2.95) | 6 years and above | 92 (60.53) | 213 (70.07) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Note: @not included in multivariate analysis. Significant at: , , . COR@: Crude odds ratio and AOR@: Adjusted odds ratio.
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