Ghimire Anup, Budhathoki Shyam Sundar, Niraula Surya Raj, Shrestha Abha, Pokharel Paras K
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
Department of Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University Hospital, Kavre, Nepal.
J Nepal Health Res Counc. 2018 Jul 3;16(2):156-159.
Injuries are a problem worldwide in all occupations. Welders are exposed to many hazards at work resulting in a variety of health problems including injuries at work. This study was conducted to find out the prevalence and factors associated with injuries among welders in Dharan city of eastern Nepal.
A cross sectional study was conducted among 86 welders in Dharan city. Occurrence of injury in past 2 weeks and past 12 months were recorded. Data regarding sociodemographic along with occupational characteristics was collected using semi structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 17.
All the welders in this study were male with almost half of the welders under the age of 25 years and about a fifth (21.1%) of the welders having received some form of welding training. In the past 12 months, 21.1% of the welders suffered from work related injuries. More than 95% welders used at least one personal protective equipment in this study. More injuries were seen among welders with age ?35 years, working experience ? 5 years, not received training and not using of PPE at work. However, these factors were not found to be statistically significant.
Work related injuries are high among welders of Dharan. Further research is required to explore the relationship between age, literacy, training and use of personal protective equipment with the occurrence of injuries among the welders.
伤害在全球所有职业中都是一个问题。焊工在工作中面临许多危害，会导致包括工作场所受伤在内的各种健康问题。本研究旨在查明尼泊尔东部达兰市焊工受伤的患病率及相关因素。
对达兰市的86名焊工进行了一项横断面研究。记录过去2周和过去12个月内的受伤情况。使用半结构化问卷收集社会人口学及职业特征数据。使用SPSS 17版进行数据分析。
本研究中的所有焊工均为男性，近一半焊工年龄在25岁以下，约五分之一（21.1%）的焊工接受过某种形式的焊接培训。在过去12个月里，21.1%的焊工遭受过与工作相关的伤害。在本研究中，超过95%的焊工使用了至少一种个人防护装备。年龄≥35岁、工作经验≥5年、未接受培训且工作时未使用个人防护装备的焊工受伤情况更多。然而，这些因素在统计学上无显著意义。
达兰市焊工中与工作相关的伤害发生率较高。需要进一步研究以探讨年龄、文化程度、培训及个人防护装备的使用与焊工受伤发生率之间的关系。
