Small Scale Enterprise Workers Require Attention: What Predicts the Level of Occupational Injuries?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational injuries are among the foremost public health problems that small scale enterprise workers are encountering. Most foregoing occupational injury studies focused on construction or welding industry workers which could underestimate the real level of occupational injuries recorded in small scale enterprises. Conversely, others deal with a combined level of injuries from both small scale and large scale enterprises. Therefore, this study examined the magnitude and predictors of occupational injuries among various categories of small scale enterprise workers in Ambo town (Ethiopia).

Methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional study was employed among 408 small scale enterprise workers from September to October 2021. A multivariable logistic regression a

SUBMITTER: Daba C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178732 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature