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Annals of Global Health Pub Date : 2025-02-06 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.5334/aogh.4503

Saumu Shabani, Bente Elisabeth Moen, Wakgari Deressa, Simon Henry Mamuya

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背景：在坦桑尼亚，钢铁制造业以手工作业为主，自动化程度不高，工人们将废金属分离出来，然后放入熔炉中熔化。这里的工人暴露在危险的环境中，健康受到威胁。目标确定坦桑尼亚钢铁行业工人的工伤发生率以及可能的工伤预测因素。研究方法这项横断面研究于 2022 年在坦桑尼亚进行。四家钢铁厂生产线上的工人参与了研究。数据是通过访谈收集的，使用的结构化问卷是根据国际劳工组织（ILO）关于家庭调查和企业调查中的职业伤害统计手册修改的。采用了卡方检验和回归分析。结果：在 381 名受邀工人中，有 321 人参加了研究（回复率：84）。在这些受访者中，有 209 人在过去一年中至少经历过一次工伤，至少有一天不能工作，因此每年工伤的总体发生率为 65.1%。在受伤的受访者中，135 人（64.6%）称因伤住院或躺在家中的病床上。在单变量回归分析中，工作年限、每天工作时间、12 小时轮班制以及工作地点（轧钢厂或熔炉）是与工伤显著相关的因素。在对所有其他因素进行调整后，每天工作时间超过 10 小时的人发生工伤的几率为 2.54，95% 的置信区间为 1.46-4.41，而其他因素在调整后均与工伤无明显关联。结论坦桑尼亚钢铁行业的工伤发生率为 65.1%。每天工作 10 小时以上是职业伤害的一个重要预测因素。

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Prevalence of occupational injuries among workers in the iron and steel industries in Tanzania.

Background: In Tanzania, iron and steel manufacturing industries are based on manual work with minor automation, as workers segregate scrap metals and add them to furnaces for melting. The workers here are exposed to hazardous conditions, posing a risk to their health. Objective: To determine the prevalence of occupational injuries and possible predictors for injuries among workers in the iron and steel industries in Tanzania. Methods: The cross‑sectional study was conducted in 2022 in Tanzania. Workers from the production lines in four iron and steel factories participated in the study. The data were collected by interviews, using a structured questionnaire modified from the International Labour Organization (ILO) manual on occupational injury statistics from household surveys and establishment surveys. Chi‑squared tests and regression analyses were used. Results: Out of 381 invited workers, 321 participated in the study (response rate: 84). Of the respondents, 209 had experienced at least one injury that restricted them from work at least one day in the past year, giving an overall prevalence of occupational injuries of 65.1% per year. Out of the injured respondents, 135 (64.6%) reported being hospitalized or lying on the bed at home due to the injury. Working years, working hours per day, working 12‑hour shifts, and their section at the workplace (rolling mill or furnace) were factors significantly associated with occupational injuries in univariate regression analyses. Working hours of more than 10 hours per day, adjusted for all other factors, gave an odds ratio of 2.54 for experiencing injuries at work, with a 95% confidence interval (1.46-4.41), while no other factors showed significant association with injuries after adjustment. Conclusion: The prevalence of occupational injuries in the Tanzanian iron and steel industries was 65.1%. Working for more than 10 hours per day was a significant predictor of occupational injuries.

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Annals of Global Health PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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5.30

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3.40%

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11 weeks

期刊介绍： ANNALS OF GLOBAL HEALTH is a peer-reviewed, open access journal focused on global health. The journal’s mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge of global health. Its goals are improve the health and well-being of all people, advance health equity and promote wise stewardship of the earth’s environment. The journal is published by the Boston College Global Public Health Program. It was founded in 1934 by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai as the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. It is a partner journal of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health.