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Table 2 Occupational sectors and working conditions of 375 child laborers in Cusco Province, total and stratified for gender and age

From: Occupational injuries among children and adolescents in Cusco Province: a cross-sectional study

Category

nmissing

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

male

female

9–14 years

15–17 years

Occupational sector

1

     

  Retail

 

89 (23.8)

51 (23.7)

38 (24.5)

38 (26.6)

51 (22.1)

  Manufacturing

 

41 (11.0)

34 (15.8)

6 (3.9)

15 (10.5)

26 (11.3)

  Service

 

224 (59.9)

110 (51.2)

111 (71.6)

84 (58.7)

140 (60.6)

  Construction

 

20 (5.3)

20 (9.3)

0 (0.0)

6 (4.2)

14 (6.0)

Any exposure to physical pollutants

7

251 (68.2)

183 (85.9)

64 (42.4)

96 (69.1)

155 (68.0)

Of these:

      

  Noise exposure

11

97 (26.6)

83 (39.2)

13 (8.7)

33 (24.1)

64 (28.2)

  Exposure to high or

7

220 (59.8)

165 (77.8)

52 (34.4)

89 (65.0)

131 (57.7)

  low temperature

      

  Dust/smoke exposure

10

230 (63.0)

173 (81.6)

54 (25.5)

90 (65.2)

140 (61.7)

Any ergonomic factor

6

302 (82.5)

185 (86.9)

113 (74.3)

111 (79.3)

191 (83.4)

Of these:

      

  Heavy physical work

6

125 (33.9)

93 (43.7)

31 (20.4)

41 (29.3)

84 (36.7)

Repetitive work

9

295 (80.6)

182 (85.4)

109 (70.3)

106 (76.3)

189 (83.3)

Any exposure to psychosocial strain

7

245 (66.6)

139 (65.3)

102 (67.5)

87 (62.1)

158 (69.3)

Of these:

      

  Low salary

12

104 (28.7)

53 (25.2)

49 (32.9)

40 (29.2)

64 (28.3)

  Long workdays

8

188 (51.2)

116 (54.7)

70 (46.4)

63 (45.3)

125 (54.8)

  Violence

7

73 (19.8)

52 (24.4)

19 (12.6)

34 (24.3)

39 (17.1)

  Police pressure

8

12 (3.3)

5 (2.4)

7 (4.6)

7 (5.0)

5 (2.2)

Working on Sundays

6

164 (44.4)

77 (36.2)

84 (55.3)

62 (44.3)

102 (44.5)

Workdays (per week)

5

     

  ≤ 5 days

 

26 (7.0)

20 (9.3)

6 (3.9)

12 (8.6)

14 (6.1)

  6 days

 

194 (52.4)

127 (59.4)

65 (42.8)

71 (50.7)

123 (53.5)

  7 days

 

150 (40.5)

67 (31.3)

81 (53.3)

57 (40.7)

93 (40.4)