Table 6 Associations of environmental factors and behavioral characteristics of respondents with prevalence of work related injuries by type of industries, in Bahir Dar town, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2013 (n = 983)
Variables | SSI (n=328) N (%) | MSI (n=655) N (%) | Total (n=983) N (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Â |
Hours worked per week | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤48 | 90(27.4) | 179(54.5) | 38(5.8) | 178(27.1) | 128(13)) | 357(36.3) | 0.50(0.38- 0.65)* |
  48+ | 28(8.5) | 31(9.4) | 180(27.5) | 259(39.5) | 208(21.1) | 290(29.5) | 1.00 |
Health and safety training | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 50(15.2) | 107(32.6) | 95(14.5) | 178(27.1) | 145(14.7) | 285(28.9) | 0.96(0.74-1.26) |
  No | 68(20.7) | 103(15.7) | 123(18.8) | 259(39.5) | 191(19.4) | 362(36.8) | 1.00 |
Use PPE | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 80(24.4) | 167(50.9) | 115(17.5) | 238(36.3) | 195(19.8) | 405(41.2) | 0.53(0.33-0.08)* |
  No | 38(11.6) | 43(13.1) | 103(15.7) | 199(30.4) | 141(14.3) | 242(24.6) | 1.00 |
Work experience yrs) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
≤5 | 85(25.9) | 156(47.6) | 146(22.2) | 255(38.9) | 231(23.4) | 411(41.8) | 1.26(0.95- 1.67) |
6+ | 33(10.1) | 54(16.4) | 72(10.9) | 182(27.7) | 105(10.7) | 236(24) | 1.00 |