Affiliations: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was evaluation of occupational and
non-occupational risk factors in workers with occupational hand injury. Participants: Eighty-two workers with occupational hand injury as cases and
83 controls matched for age, gender and also occupation, were included in the
study. Controls were chosen randomly from the same factories and the same jobs
but they did not have occupational hand injury. Methods: The study
utilized a case control design for analysis. Working circumstances were
assessed using a detailed occupational questionnaire as well as
non-occupational factors. The questionnaire was completed for both cases and
controls. Multivariate logistic regression modeling was used to test the
association between occupational and non-occupational factors and hand injury. Results: Risk factors for occupational hand injury were: rotational shift
work, working in the early hours in the morning, working alone; and protective
factors were: availability of safety equipment or having the equipment equipped
with safety tools, safety education and using safety equipment. Adjusted for confounding factors, protective factors were: availability of safety equipment
or having the equipment equipped with safety tools and the risk factor was
working alone. Conclusion: Some occupational factors are protective and
some increase risk for occupational hand injury. By modifying these factors we
may decrease the prevalence of occupational hand injuries.
