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Table 1 socio-demographic characteristics of municipal solid waste collectors’ in four zones of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 379)

From: Prevalence and associated factors of occupational injuries among municipal solid waste collectors in four zones of Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Female

285

75.2

 Male

94

24.8

Age group

 < 30 years

244

64.4

 ≥ 30 years

135

35.6

Residence

 Urban

363

95.8

 Rural

16

4.2

Marital status

 Married

200

52.8

 Single

91

24.0

 Divorced

48

12.7

 Widowed

25

6.6

 Separated

15

4.0

Religion

 Orthodox

346

91.3

 Muslim

22

5.8

 Others

11

2.9

Ethnicity

 Amhara

358

94.5

 Others

21

5.5

Educational status

 Can’t read and write

159

42.0

 Can read and write

47

12.4

 Primary schools (1–8th)

84

22.2

 Secondary and above (9th +)

89

23.5

Employment pattern

 Permanent

289

76.3

 Temporary

90

23.7

Monthly salary

 ≥ 600 Eth. birr

307

81.0

 < 600 Eth. Birr

72

19.0

Work experience

 > 3 years

287

75.7

 ≤ 3 years

92

24.3