Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics and Injury Prevalence among Construction Workers in Kampala, Uganda
From: Determinants of occupational injuries among building construction workers in Kampala City, Uganda
Variables | Injury | |
|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |
Age (years) | ||
 35+ | 11 (22.0) | 39 (79.0) |
  ≤ 24 | 42 (36.52) | 73 (63.48) |
 25–35 | 50 (32.68) | 103 (67.32) |
Sex | ||
 Female | 6 (20.69) | 23 (79.31) |
 Male | 97 (33.56) | 192 (66.44) |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 54 (35.06) | 100 (64.94) |
 Married | 45 (29.61) | 107 (70.39) |
 Separated/Widowed | 4 (33.33) | 8 (66.67) |
Highest Education Level | ||
 Tertiary | 28 (34.15) | 54 (65.85) |
 Primary | 24 (30.77) | 54 (69.23) |
 Secondary | 49 (32.67) | 101 (67.33) |
 None | 2 (25.00) | 6 (75.00) |
Employment Terms | ||
 Contract | 25 (28.74) | 62 (71.26) |
 Temporary | 78 (33.77) | 153 (66.23) |
Experience in building Construction | ||
 1–4 years | 28 (24.14) | 88 (75.86) |
  < 1 year | 44 (33.59) | 87 (66.41) |
  > 4 years | 31 (43.66) | 40 (56.34) |
Working hours | ||
 8–10 | 44 (28.39) | 111 (71.61) |
 11–12 | 59 (36.20) | 104 (63.80) |
Daily income (Quartiles) | ||
 First | 24 (23.3) | 83 (38.60) |
 Second | 18 (17.48) | 64 (29.77) |
 Third | 32 (31.07) | 38 (17.67) |
 Fourth | 29 (28.16) | 30 (13.95) |