Title:
Work-related injuries among workers from government factories in myanmar from 2011 to 2015.
Authors:
Aung, Zaw Myo
Year:
2016
PAGE:
x, 52
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
Socioeconomic Developments, Workers, Accidents, Injuries, Diseases, Myanmar
Abstract:
Myanmar’s thrive towards socioeconomic developments has been accompanied by a shift in epidemiological transition towards non-communicable diseases, out of which accidents and injuries are one of the major concerns. Among the eight different types of accidents and injuries, which have been recorded by the Health Management and Information System (HMIS), work-related injuries were the second most reported cause of morbidity in Myanmar. But starting from 2012, in the place of occupational injuries, agricultural injuries were substituted and collected. Therefore to know the current situation of work-related (occupational) injuries, this study was done. Government factories were chosen for this study because information about work-related injuries is reported monthly with a defined format. It was the collaborative reporting system from the factories under different Ministries to the Occupational and Environmental Health Division under Ministry of Health and Sports. No similar data is available about work-related injuries in the private sector. In this study, (810) reported work-related injuries during the last five years (2011–2015) were studied about their epidemiological characteristics, distributions and some potential implementation gaps in the prevention of work-related injuries. According to the results, the magnitude of the work-related injuries, during last three years, was descending in general. But due to the data gaps and weaknesses, the estimation of the actual figure was a big challenge. Minor injuries were most frequently reported than severe injuries. Abrasions and cuts are common. These injuries were results from striking against objects and most of them were from the factories under the Ministry of Industry. Most of the injuries injured hands and fingers, and (48%) of the injured workers were between the ages of 20-40 years. The male comprised 70% of the total reported injuries and injuries are found to be the highest in workers who had a working experience of 5 to 14 years. Injuries are less likely to occur in April and November, and more likely to occur in June and August. Highest numbers of the reported work-related injuries occurred at Monday and between 6:00 am to 12 noon which are the busy hours of the day. In addition to these findings, this study can highlight the weaknesses of the current reporting system. But with the limited information, this study was expected to fill an information gap to a certain extent, regarding the work-related injuries in Myanmar. Developed recommendations were also expected to be useful in the further management of work-related accidents and injuries.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Department:
Health
Country:
Myanmar (Burma)
Region:
Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health/International Course in Health Development (ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2016 Aung
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
VlOuDIu6Wk_20170423153255233.pdf