Epidemiology of occupational hazards and injuries among fishermen at Tanji fishing site in The Gambia: an analytical cross-sectional study design.
Ergonomics
Occupational hazards
The Gambia
fishermen
injuries
Journal
Environmental health insights
ISSN: 1178-6302
Titre abrégé: Environ Health Insights
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101488505
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
05
01
2021
accepted:
27
02
2022
entrez:
28
3
2022
pubmed:
29
3
2022
medline:
29
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Fishing is a well-known industry, and there are certain risks of work-related diseases and accidents, occupational hazards and safety issues. This study aimed at examining the determinants of occupational hazards and injuries among fishermen at Tanji fishing site, a major fish-landing site in the Gambia, West Africa. An analytical cross-sectional design was conducted in August to October 2019. Structured questionnaires were administered to fishermen at Tanji fishing site. A simple random sampling method was used to select fishermen in this study. Data entry and processing for preliminary data analysis was done using Stata version 15. Descriptive and bivariate analysis using chi-square/fisher exact test as well as binary logistics regression analysis were used. The adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) and confidence intervals of 95% were calculated. A
Identifiants
pubmed: 35340563
doi: 10.1177/11786302221088699
pii: 10.1177_11786302221088699
pmc: PMC8949706
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
11786302221088699Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2022.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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