Mengistu Hirut Gebremeskel, Alemu Destaye Shiferaw, Alimaw Yezinash Addis, Yibekal Betelhem Temesgen
Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar Town, Ethiopia.
Department of Optometry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar Town, Ethiopia.
Clin Optom (Auckl). 2021 May 24;13:167-174. doi: 10.2147/OPTO.S290257. eCollection 2021.
To assess the prevalence of occupational ocular injury and associated factors among small-scale industry workers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia.
Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 542 manufacturing and construction workers in Gondar town from April 23 to May 4, 2019. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data using face-to-face interview. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with occupational ocular injury.
A total of 542 small-scale industry workers participated with a 95.1% response rate. The prevalence of occupational ocular injury was 31.4% (95% CI, 27.2-35.5). Employment pattern (temporary workers) (AOR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.14-2.95), health and safety training (AOR: 2.22, 95% CI: 1.06-4.66), non-use of eye safety device (AOR: 7.43, 95% CI: 4.44-12.43), and job category (woodwork (AOR: 0.56, 95% CI: 0.32-0.97)), and brickwork (AOR: 2.19, 95% CI: 1.08-7.21) had statistically significant with occupational ocular injury.
This study showed the prevalence of occupational ocular injury among small-scale industry workers was 31.4%. Iron chips are the most common agent responsible for the injury. Type of employment, having health and safety training, use of eye safety devices, and job category had a significant association with occupational ocular injury.
评估埃塞俄比亚西北部贡德尔镇小型工业工人职业性眼外伤的患病率及相关因素。
2019年4月23日至5月4日，在贡德尔镇对542名制造业和建筑业工人进行了基于机构的横断面研究。采用预先测试的问卷通过面对面访谈收集数据。使用二元逻辑回归来确定与职业性眼外伤相关的因素。
共有542名小型工业工人参与，应答率为95.1%。职业性眼外伤的患病率为31.4%（95%可信区间，27.2 - 35.5）。就业模式（临时工）（比值比：1.84，95%可信区间：1.14 - 2.95）、健康与安全培训（比值比：2.22，95%可信区间：1.06 - 4.66）、未使用眼部安全装置（比值比：7.43，95%可信区间：4.44 - 12.43）以及工作类别（木工（比值比：0.56，95%可信区间：0.32 - 0.97））和砌砖工作（比值比：2.19，95%可信区间：1.08 - 7.21）与职业性眼外伤具有统计学意义。
本研究表明小型工业工人职业性眼外伤的患病率为31.4%。铁屑是造成损伤的最常见因素。就业类型、是否接受健康与安全培训、眼部安全装置的使用以及工作类别与职业性眼外伤有显著关联。
