Abstract:
Background: Throughout the world, ocupational injuries continue to pose serious public health
problems that cause death, disability and disease. It is estimated that yearly over 2.3 million
deaths for reasons attributed to work. In developing countries including Ethiopia, the risk of
having work-related injury is 10 to 20 times higher than that of developed countries.The aim of
the study was to assess the prevalence of occupational injury among workers of manufacturing
industry in Modjo town.
Methods: Inistitution based cross-sectional study was conducted in Modjo town from March 1,
2018 to April 30, 2018.A total of 403 workers were selected by using simple random sampling
technique.Trained data collectors collected the data through interview by using structured
questionaire. Descriptive statistics like frequency, mean and standard devations were computed
for most of the variables.Then; logistic regression was used to compute crudes odd ratio and its
95% confidence intervals; and variables with p-value at <0.2 were included in multivariate
logistic regression model to identify the predictors of ocupational injury.
Results: A total of 154 (39.6%) (95% CI: 35%, 45%) participant reported occupational injuries
during the past 12 months. Males were about two times more likely to have occupational injury
compared to females [AOR=1.91, (95%CI: 1.12, 3.28).Low income employee were 4 times more
likely to be injured than workers earning average monthly of 2500-3500 ETB per months
[AOR=4.37,(95%CI:1.30, 14.69)]. Workers who worked more than 48 hour per week were 9
times more likely to be injured than workers who spend their time in the work place for 48 hours
and less [AOR=9.14 (95% CI:5.40, 15.48)]. Odds of occupational injury were 3 times
significantly higher among employee who involves their work manual to their counter
[AOR=3.38 (95%CI: 19.6, 5.83)].
Conclusion: The study shows prevalence of ocupational injury in Modjo town manufacturing
industry was high when compared to some industries.Thus it has a significant public health
concern in study area. Among studied variables;sex ,salary, working hours,manul handling and
substance abuse were significantly associated with ocupational injuries.Thus efforts should be
made by owners of industries,Modjo town labor and social affairs and Modjo town health office
to address the alterable factors.
