| Document ID (ISN) | 111104 |
| CIS number |
10-0625 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Phung D.T., Nguyen H.T., Mock C., Keifer M. |
| Title |
Occupational injuries reported in a population-based injury survey in Vietnam |
| Bibliographic information |
1st quarter 2008, Vol.14, No.1, p.35-44. Illus. 41 ref. |
| Abstract |
This analysis of data from a survey conducted in Vietnam in 2004-2005 sought to characterize the patterns of work-related injuries and to determine whether self-employed and informal workers had higher rates of injuries than formally employed workers. The annual incidence rate of work-related injuries in Viet Nam was 7.06 per 1,000 person-years. Daily alcohol consumption was strongly associated with work-related injuries. The highest burden of injuries was among farmers. Mechanical forces were the most common mechanism of injury. Self-employed workers had a rate of work-related injuries 26% higher than that of formally employed workers. Self-employed workers were younger, less educated, and more likely to be male. This population-based survey showed substantial underreporting of occupational injuries by existing surveillance mechanisms, which focus on formally employed workers. Implications of these finings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Viet Nam; informal sector; occupational accidents; causes of accidents |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
alcohol consumption and accidents; survey; analysis of accident causes; notification of occupational accidents; social aspects; frequency rates |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Safety organization and training
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
OSH in developing countries
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