Prevalence of occupational injuries and associated factors among construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of occupational injuries and associated factors among building construction workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 15 licensed building construction companies in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. A multi-stage sampling was used to recruit 809 study participants. Data was collected using face to face interview and observational checklist. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 statistical software. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. A total of 683 (84.7%) respondents reported occupational injuries during the past 12 months giving an overall annual prevalence rate of 847 injuries per 1000 construction workers. Of the total 683 injured respondents, 74 (10.8%) were hospitalized. The odds of injuries were two times higher among males when compared with females (OR=2.17, 95%CI (1.47-3.19). Not having job satisfaction increased the odds of occupational injuries by about four folds as compared to those who are satisfied with their job (OR = 4.82, 95% CI (2.75-8.46). Working for more than 48 h per week, lack of vocational trainings, not using of personal protective equipment had significantly contributed to the higher risks of occupational injuries.

Workplace injury and associated factors among construction workers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

“…The prevalence reported in this study is the same with findings of studies in Gondar city, 38.7% [30]; Maraki campus, University of Gondar, 38.7% [29]; Southeastern Ethiopia, 41.4% [36]; southwestern Ethiopia, 39.2% [37]; Addis Ababa, 38.3% [35]; and Nigeria, 39.25% [38]. The result of this study is lower than the results of other studies in Addis Ababa, 84.7% [31] and 67.7% [39], Iran, 79.8% [40]; Tamil Nadu, 44.3% [41]; and Egypt, 46.2% [42]. The result of this study is also higher than the report of other studies in Gondar, 15% [43]; Uganda, 32.4% [44]; and China 34.82% [45].…”

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and observational checklists. The data collection tools were adopted from other similar published studies [29–31] with simple modification to address contextual issues related to study setting and participants. The questionnaire consisted of socio-demographic information, work-related injury characteristics, work environment and ergonomic related information, and workers behavior-related information.…”

Prevalence of Work-Related Injury and Its Determinants among Construction Workers in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Study finding from Dessie town and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reported that the lowest injury prevalence of 32.6%, whereas the highest prevalence was 84.7% among construction workers, respectively [11,12]. e wide range of prevalence of the 12-month work-related injury from the mentioned studies might be due to the lack of standard injury recording and reporting system, the difference in sample size, and the use of different data collection methods.…”

“…All the included studies were cross-sectional studies. e least number of participants in a study was 62 construction workers, and the largest comprised of 806 construction workers [12,17]. e lowest prevalence (32.6%) of work-related injury was reported in the study conducted in Dessie, Amhara Region [11], whereas the highest prevalence of 84.7% was reported in a study conducted in Addis Ababa city (Table 1) [12].…”

“…Injury. Summary of studies included showed that the lowest injury prevalence of 32.6% and the highest prevalence of 84.7% were reported among construction workers from Dessie town and Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia, respectively (Table 1) [11,12].…”