Epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in Iran
Background and aim: Work-related injuries are among the most important health problems in developing countries, such as Iran. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of work-related injuries among construction workers who had been insured by the Iranian Social Security Organiza...
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doaj-1f7b9d0f38104164b229dbbdd1f3e17b2020-11-25T01:05:49ZengElectronic PhysicianElectronic Physician2008-58422008-58422017-11-019115841584710.19082/5841Epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in IranSeyed Esmaeil HatamiMohammad Reza Ghotbi RavandiSeyedeh Tayebeh HatamiNarges KhanjaniBackground and aim: Work-related injuries are among the most important health problems in developing countries, such as Iran. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of work-related injuries among construction workers who had been insured by the Iranian Social Security Organization (ISSO). Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The population included all construction workers who had a workrelated accident during 2012 in Iran, which were recorded in the ISSO database after inspection. The effects of independent variables on injuries were estimated by logistic regression. SPSS software version 18 was used for analyzing the data. Results: Overall, 5352 work-related injuries were investigated. The incidence rate of fatal and nonfatal injuries was 0.07 in 1000 and 11.18 in 1000 workers, respectively. More than half of these accidents were due to careless activities. A younger age at the time of the accident (OR=0.98, CI: 0.97-0.99, p=0.001), being married (OR=1.37, CI: 1.04-1.79, p=0.02), place of accident (OR=1.86, CI: 1.18-2.92, p=0.007), lack of information (OR=5.28, CI: 1.57-17.75, p=0.007), disrespect of safety regulations (OR=3.11, CI: 1.87–5.17, p=0.001), non-use of protective equipment (OR=2.98, CI: 1.62-5.50, p=0.001), and defective equipment (OR=2.22, CI: 1.18-4.20, p=0.01) had a significant effect on the incidence of work-related injury. Conclusions: The pattern of work-related injury in Iran was almost similar in regard to age, gender, cause and type of the accident, with other parts of the world.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783137/EpidemiologyOccupational accidentsInjuries |
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Epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in Iran |
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Epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in Iran |
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Epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in Iran |
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Epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in Iran |
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Epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in Iran |
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epidemiology of work-related injuries among insured construction workers in iran |
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Electronic Physician |
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Electronic Physician |
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2008-5842 2008-5842 |
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2017-11-01 |
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Background and aim: Work-related injuries are among the most important health problems in developing
countries, such as Iran. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of work-related injuries
among construction workers who had been insured by the Iranian Social Security Organization (ISSO).
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The population included all construction workers who had a workrelated
accident during 2012 in Iran, which were recorded in the ISSO database after inspection. The effects of
independent variables on injuries were estimated by logistic regression. SPSS software version 18 was used for
analyzing the data.
Results: Overall, 5352 work-related injuries were investigated. The incidence rate of fatal and nonfatal injuries
was 0.07 in 1000 and 11.18 in 1000 workers, respectively. More than half of these accidents were due to careless
activities. A younger age at the time of the accident (OR=0.98, CI: 0.97-0.99, p=0.001), being married (OR=1.37,
CI: 1.04-1.79, p=0.02), place of accident (OR=1.86, CI: 1.18-2.92, p=0.007), lack of information (OR=5.28, CI:
1.57-17.75, p=0.007), disrespect of safety regulations (OR=3.11, CI: 1.87–5.17, p=0.001), non-use of protective
equipment (OR=2.98, CI: 1.62-5.50, p=0.001), and defective equipment (OR=2.22, CI: 1.18-4.20, p=0.01) had a
significant effect on the incidence of work-related injury.
Conclusions: The pattern of work-related injury in Iran was almost similar in regard to age, gender, cause and
type of the accident, with other parts of the world. |
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Epidemiology Occupational accidents Injuries |
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