Table 5 Factors associated with occupational injuries among building construction workers in Kampala, Uganda

 Carpenters

12 (37.50)

20 (62.50)

1

1

 Causal labourers

30 (22.90)

101 (77.10)

0.61 [0.37–1.05]

0.07

0.62 [0.38–1.01]

0.66

 Masons

35 (41.18)

50 (58.82)

1.09 [0.65–1.83]

0.72

0.80 [0.50–1.28]

0.36

 Others^†

26 (37.14)

44 (62.86)

0.99 [0.57–1.70]

0.97

1.19 [0.71–1.77]

0.59

 Female

6 (20.69)

23 (79.31)

1

1

 Male

7 (33.56)

192 (66.44)

1.62 [0. 78–3.37]

0.195

1.19 [0.61–2.35]

0.60

 Tertiary

28 (34.15)

54 (65.85)

1

1

 Primary

24 (30.77)

54 (69.23)

0.90 [0.57–1.41]

0.30

1.05 [0.67–1.64]

0.82

 Secondary

49 (32.67)

101 (67.33)

0.95 [0.65–1.39]

0.71

1.15 [0.79–1.66]

0.44

 None

2 (25.00)

6 (75.00)

0.73 [0.21–2.53]

0.21

1.42 [0.57–3.54]

0.45

 35+

11 (22.0)

39 (79.0)

1

1

  ≤ 24

42 (36.52)

73 (63.48)

1.66 [0.93–2.95]

0.17

2.09 [1.20–3.65]

0.009*

 25–34

50 (32.68)

103 (67.32)

1.48 [0.84–2.63]

0.08

1.68 [0.97–2.89]

0.06

 Contract

25 (28.74)

62 (71.26)

1

1

 Temporary

78 (33.77)

153 (66.23)

1.17 [0.80–1.71]

0.402

0.91 [0.63–1.32]

0.63

 1–4 years

28 (24.14)

88 (75.86)

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1

  < 1 year

44 (33.59)

87 (66.41)

1.39 [0.93–2.08]

0.11

1.14 [0.78–1.64]

0.49

  > 4 years

31 (43.66)

40 (56.34)

1.81 [1.19–2.74]

0.005*

1.37 [0.91–2.07]

0.13

 Yes

45 (29.61)

107 (70.39)

1

1

 No

58 (34.94)

108 (65.06)

1.18 [0.85–1.62]

0.31

1.20 [0.88–1.64]

0.24

 8–10

44 (28.39)

111 (71.61)

1

1

 11–12

59 (36.20)

104 (63.80)

1.27 [0.92–1.76]

0.14

1.05 [0.77–1.44]

0.73

 First

24 (23.3)

83 (38.60)

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1

 Second

18 (17.48)

64 (29.77)

0.98 [0.57–1.67]

0.93

0.91 [0.54–1.51]

0.75

 Third

32 (31.07)

38 (17.67)

2.03 [1.31–3.15]

0.001*

1.72 [1.06–2.80]

0.028*

 Fourth

29 (28.16)

30 (13.95)

2.19 [1.41–3.19]

< 0.001*

1.72 [1.07–2.77]

0.025*

 No

36 (46.75)

174 (72.20)

1

1

 Yes

67 (27.80)

41 (53.25)

1.68 [1.23–2.30]

0.001*

1.63 [1.17–2.27]

0.004*

 No

35 (22.88)

97 (58.79)

1

1

 Yes

68 (41.21)

118 (77.12)

1.80 [1.27–2.54]

0.001*

1.72 [1.22–2.41]

0.002*

 No

55 (26.19)

155 (73.81)

1

1

 Yes

48 (44.44)

60 (55.56)

1.69 [1.24–2.31]

0.001*

1.51 [1.10–2.05]

0.009*

 No

71 (29.83)

167 (70.17)

1

1

 Yes

32 (40.00)

48 (60.00)

1.34 [0.96–1.86]

0.08

1.24 [0.87–1.78]

0.22

 Employer

60 (27.52)

158 (72.48)

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1

 Workers

43 (43.00)

57 (57.00)

1.56 [1.14–2.13]

0.005*

1.47 [1.05–2.05]

0.02*

 Always

36 (34.62)

68 (65.38)

1

1

 Sometimes

15 (22.39)

52 (77.61)

0.64 [0.38–1.08]

0.10

0.57 [0.34–0.95]

0.03*

 Never

52 (35.37)

95 (64.63)

1.02 [0.72–1.44]

0.90

0.78 [0.55–1.10]

0.16