Compliance with Standard Occupational Health and Safety Measures and Associated Factors Among Small-Scale Metal Industry Workers in Central Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Small-Scale Metal Industries Workers in Central Ethiopia, 2023

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Sex of respondent
Male	412	99.5
Female	3	0.5
Age (in Years)
≤20	59	14.2
21–30	162	39
31–40	164	39.2
≥41	30	7.2
Educational status
Read and write	74	17.8
Primary	126	30.4
Secondary	174	41.9
College and above	41	9.9
Marital status
Single	206	49.6
Married	194	46.7
Divorced/Widowed	15	3.6
Monthly income (ETH Birr)
≤1500	104	25.1
1501–5000	238	57.3
>5000	73	17.6

Table 2 Work-Related Characteristics of Small-Scale Metal Industries Workers in South Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Work title
Professional	310	74.7
Assistant	105	25.3
Employment status
Permanent	325	78.3
Temporary	90	21.7
Work experience
<5 years	163	39.3
5–10 years	177	42.7
>10 years	75	18.5
Work time a week (in hours)
≤40 hours	178	42.9
>40 hours	237	57.1
Working at Night
Yes	132	31.8
No	283	68.2

Table 3 Personal Habit-Related Characteristics of Small-Scale Metal Industries Workers in Central Ethiopia, 2023

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Do you drink alcohol
Yes	164	39.5
No	251	60.5
Do you chew Khat
Yes	177	42.7
No	238	57.3
Do you smoke cigarette
Yes	42	10.2
No	373	89.8
Do you have any sleeping problem
Yes	209	50.4
No	206	49.6
Are you satisfied with your current job
Satisfied	207	49.9
Neutral	45	10.8
Unsatisfied	163	39.3
Are you satisfied with your current salary
Satisfied	59	14.2
Neutral	90	21.7
Unsatisfied	266	64.1

Table 4 Training, Knowledge and Attitude on Workplace Safety and Health Among Small-Scale Metal Industries Workers in Central Ethiopia, 2023

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Training on metal work
Yes	95	22.9
No	325	77.1
Training on work place safety and health
Yes	74	17.8
No	341	82.2
Knowledge on work place safety and health
Poor	119	28.7
Fair	207	49.9
Good	89	21.4
Attitude towards work place safety and health
Favourable	208	50.1
Unfavourable	207	49.9
Practice towards safety measures
Good	163	39.3
Poor	252	60.7

Table 5 Factors Associated with Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety Measures Among Small-Scale Metal Industries Workers in Central Ethiopia, 2023

Variables	Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Poor	Good
Monthly income (Birr)
≤1500	75(72.1)	29(27.9)	1	1
1501–5000	163(68.5)	75(31.5)	1.19(0.71, 1.97)	1.09(0.49, 2.44)
>5000	14(19.2)	59(80.8)	10.9(5.28, 22.5)	2.86(0.71, 11.5)
Work title
Professional	177(57.1)	133(42.9)	1.87(1.16, 3.03)	1.75(0.75, 4.09)
Assistant	75(71.4)	30(28.6)	1	1
Employment status
Permanent	192(59.1)	133(40.9)	1	1
Temporary	60(66.7)	30(33.3)	1.38(0.84, 2.26)	0.43(0.21, 0.93)*
Work experience
<5 years	104(63.8)	59(36.2)	0.14(0.07, 0.27)	1.43(0.49, 4.19)
5–10 years	133(75.1)	44(24.9)	0.08(0.04, 0.16)	0.17(0.07, 0.41)***
>10 years	15(20)	60(80)	1	1
Working at Night
Yes	58(43.9)	74(56.1)	2.78(1.18, 4.25)	4.08(1.5, 11.07)**
No	194(68.6)	89(31.4)	1	1
Job satisfaction
Satisfied	103(49.8)	104(50.2)	2.73(1.75, 4.24)	0.36(0.12, 1.05)
Neutral	30(66.7)	15(33.3)	1.35(0.66, 2.75)	0.52(0.19, 1.4)
Unsatisfied	119(73)	74(27.8)	1	1
Salary satisfaction
Satisfied	15(24.5)	44(74.6)	7.6(3.9, 14.5)	5(1.33, 19.27)**
Neutral	45(50)	45(50)	2.59(1.58, 4.24)	3.86(1.52, 9.8)***
Unsatisfied	192(72.2)	74(27.8)	1	1
Training on metal work
Yes	21(22.1)	74(77.9)	9.14(5.31, 15.73)	5.75(2.56, 12.9)***
No	231(72.2)	89(27.8)	1	1

Notes: ***AOR of P-value significant at < 0.000, **AOR of P-value significant at < 0.01, *AOR of P-value significant at < 0.05.

Data Sharing Statement

All the relevant data for the study were included in this study. The datasets are available upon reasonable request from the corresponding author ([email protected]).