Variable | Category | Enrollment in NHIS (n = 350) | p-value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||||||
n = 61 | %(100) | n = 289 | % | N = 350 | % | |||
Type of enterprise | Welding | 34 | 55.7 | 186 | 64.4 | 220 | 62.9 | 0.205 |
Fish processing | 27 | 44.3 | 103 | 35.6 | 130 | 37.1 | ||
Type of respondent | Master | 33 | 54.1 | 111 | 38.4 | 144 | 41.1 | 0.027* |
Apprentice | 11 | 18.0 | 99 | 34.3 | 110 | 31.4 | ||
Employee | 17 | 27.9 | 79 | 27.3 | 96 | 27.4 | ||
Gender | Male | 34 | 55.7 | 186 | 64.4 | 220 | 62.9 | 0.205 |
Female | 27 | 44.3 | 103 | 35.6 | 130 | 37.1 | ||
Age (years) | 49 or below | 14 | 23.0 | 107 | 37.0 | 121 | 34.6 | 0.065 |
50 or above | 47 | 77.0 | 182 | 63.0 | 229 | 65.4 | ||
Educational attainment | No formal education | 15 | 24.6 | 50 | 17.3 | 65 | 18.6 | |
Basic education | 8 | 13.1 | 71 | 24.6 | 79 | 22.6 | 0.096 | |
Secondary education | 34 | 55.7 | 135 | 46.7 | 169 | 48.3 | ||
Tertiary | 4 | 6.6 | 33 | 11.4 | 37 | 10.6 | ||
Marital status | Married | 41 | 67.2 | 152 | 52.6 | 193 | 55.1 | 0.037* |
Single | 20 | 32.8 | 137 | 47.4 | 157 | 44.9 | ||
Religion | Christian | 53 | 86.9 | 271 | 93.8 | 324 | 92.6 | 0.010* |
Non-Christian (Islam/traditionalist/no religion) | 8 | 13.1 | 18 | 6.2 | 26 | 7.4 | ||
Work experience (years) | Below 2 | 6 | 9.8 | 14 | 4.8 | 20 | 5.7 | |
2–4 | 6 | 9.8 | 55 | 19 | 61 | 17.4 | ||
5–7 | 5 | 8.2 | 63 | 21.8 | 68 | 19.4 | ||
8–10 | 9 | 14.8 | 58 | 20.1 | 67 | 19.1 | 0.003* | |
11–13 | 4 | 6.6 | 17 | 5.9 | 21 | 6.0 | ||
Above 13 | 31 | 50.8 | 82 | 28.4 | 113 | 32.3 | ||
Total income/allowance per month (GH¢) | < 1000 | 54 | 88.5 | 268 | 92.7 | 322 | 92.0 | |
1000 or above | 7 | 11.5 | 21 | 7.3 | 28 | 8.0 | 0.198 | |
Membership of workers association | Yes | 21 | 34.4 | 50 | 17.3 | 71 | 20.3 | 0.003* |
No | 40 | 65.6 | 239 | 82.7 | 279 | 79.7 | ||
Exposure to biological hazards at the work place | Yes | 61 | 100 | 287 | 99.3 | 348 | 99.4 | 0.515 |
No | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.6 | ||
Exposure to welding light | Yes | 32 | 52.5 | 184 | 63.7 | 216 | 61.7 | 0.102 |
No | 29 | 47.5 | 105 | 36.3 | 134 | 38.3 | ||
Exposure to electrical hazards? | Yes | 27 | 79.4 | 115 | 61.8 | 142 | 64.5 | 0.049* |
No | 7 | 20.6 | 71 | 38.2 | 78 | 35.5 | ||
Exposure to fire hazards | Yes | 61 | 100 | 286 | 99 | 347 | 99.1 | 0.424 |
No | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.9 | ||
Did you experience an occupational accident which led to an injury in the year 2016? | Yes | 24 | 39.3 | 112 | 38.8 | 136 | 38.9 | 0.932 |
No | 37 | 60.7 | 177 | 61.2 | 214 | 61.1 | ||
Did you suffer from occupational diseases in the year 2016? | Yes | 50 | 82.0 | 162 | 56.1 | 212 | 60.6 | 0.001* |
No | 11 | 18.0 | 127 | 43.9 | 138 | 39.4 |