Prevalence and pattern of occupational injuries at workplace among welders in XXXX India.

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BACKGROUND: Injuries among welders are an important health issue in metal industries at global level. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and pattern of @entity130 and its possible associated risk factors among welders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 209 welders in metal industries of Puducherry, @entity3548 India. Data regarding all types of @entity130 during the past 1 year were collected by administering a pre-designed questionnaire. The various risk factors associated with @entity130 that include age, training before induction, experience, job duration, @entity286 chewing, @entity167 use and use of protective measures were assessed using standard questionnaire. The data was analyzed by univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Majority of subjects were aged between 20 and 40 years (160, 76.6%) and educated below 10(th) standard (181, 86.6%). Mean number of injury was found to be 10.74 (SD = 5.74) in the preceding year. All of them had more than 2 @entity130 and 44% (92) of them had more than 10 @entity130 . All of them had abrasions and more than three fourths of them had each of lacerations, foreign @entity735 , flash @entity4808 . Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age less than 30 years (OR = 5.19), @entity286 use (OR = 2.56), @entity167 use (OR = 3.96) and institutional training (OR = 0.10) were the predictors associated with more than 10 @entity130 among welders. CONCLUSION: Injury among welders is an important health problem in this area. Strategies for strengthening institutional training for younger age groups may help in decreasing the burden of @entity130 .
