Economic costs and Predictors of occupation-related Injuries in Ethiopian sugar industries from the Employer’s perspective: top-down approach and friction method

Table 2 Personal and clinical characteristics of the study participants in manufacturing industries in Ethiopia, 2022

Characteristics		Frequency	Per cent
Injury prevents from work	Yes	684	60.20
Injury prevents from work	No	452	39.80
Unsafe act of the workers	It is not a case	70	6.16
Unsafe act of the workers	Is a case	1066	93.84
Duration of absence from work	short –term absence	202	17.78
Duration of absence from work	long-term absence (> 5 days)	933	82.13
Having sleeping disorder	Yes	636	55.99
Having sleeping disorder	No	500	44.01
Co-morbidity	Yes	636	55.99
Co-morbidity	No	500	44.01
Personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization	Consistent use	396	34.86
Personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization	Inconsistent use	740	65.14
Reasons for not using PPE	Factory not provide it	540	16.90
	Not comfortable to use/lack fitness	1060	33.20
	Lack of knowledge on how to use it	229	7.20
	Decrease work performance	1361	42.70
Severity (type) of injury	Minor injury	452	39.79
Severity (type) of injury	Severe injury	684	60.21
Timing of injury happens	Morning	414	36.44
	Afternoon	235	20.69
	Night	487	42.87

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