Epidemiology of occupational injuries in Ethiopian hotel industry in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An occupational injury is a global health issue, and in hotel industries, little is known about it. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the epidemiology of occupational injuries in international brand hotels.

Method

An institutional cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 workers using a systematic random sampling method. Using EpiData and SPSS, respectively, data were entered and analyzed. The final results were explained and presented with the adjusted odds ratio and the 95% confidence interval, and the results of the qualitative data were triangulated with quantitative data.

Results

Of the 330 study participants, 125 (37.9%; 95% confidence interval (32.7%, 43.8%)) reported having sustained an occupational injury. The study showed those

SUBMITTER: Abune R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780317 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature