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<p>Occupational injuries represent a serious global public health challenge with direct consequences for workforce productivity and economic stability. Using secondary data from the 2021 Ethiopian National Labour Force and Migration Survey (NLFMS) a nationally representative cross-sectional survey conducted by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) of Ethiopia. This study provides national baseline estimates of occupational injury burden and personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization relevant to Sustainable Development Goal monitoring and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 especially SDG 8 -Decent Work and Economic Growth. A national injury rate of 4.96% was identified, corresponding to over 2&#xa0;million affected workers. Males faced higher overall injury rates (5.40%), while females bore a disproportionate burden of health-related work inactivity (18.18%). General illnesses (24.76%) and back problems (22.82%) were the leading injury categories. PPE utilization remained critically low at 5.04% nationally concentrated in urban centers such as Addis Ababa (15.80%) and largely limited to masks and helmets leaving ergonomic and noise-related hazards (earplug use: 0.37%) almost entirely unaddressed. This gap suggests that injury reduction in Ethiopia depends less on PPE availability than on enforcement, employer provision, and rural outreach; national OHS policy should prioritize decentralized enforcement, gender-sensitive ergonomic interventions in agriculture, and mandatory employer-backed PPE provision to close this gap.</p>

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Occupational injuries and personal protective equipment use in Ethiopia: findings from the 2021 national labour force and migration survey

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    2026年7月10日

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  • Philemon Mohammed Seid,
  • Adisu Meles Kabtyimer,
  • Tirsit Endale Bireda,
  • Rahel Simeneh Alemu,
  • Belay Gezahegn Chamo,
  • Yetemwerk Dagmawi Kassa,
  • Andualem Tesfaye Melaku

摘要

Occupational injuries represent a serious global public health challenge with direct consequences for workforce productivity and economic stability. Using secondary data from the 2021 Ethiopian National Labour Force and Migration Survey (NLFMS) a nationally representative cross-sectional survey conducted by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) of Ethiopia. This study provides national baseline estimates of occupational injury burden and personal protective equipment (PPE) utilization relevant to Sustainable Development Goal monitoring and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 especially SDG 8 -Decent Work and Economic Growth. A national injury rate of 4.96% was identified, corresponding to over 2 million affected workers. Males faced higher overall injury rates (5.40%), while females bore a disproportionate burden of health-related work inactivity (18.18%). General illnesses (24.76%) and back problems (22.82%) were the leading injury categories. PPE utilization remained critically low at 5.04% nationally concentrated in urban centers such as Addis Ababa (15.80%) and largely limited to masks and helmets leaving ergonomic and noise-related hazards (earplug use: 0.37%) almost entirely unaddressed. This gap suggests that injury reduction in Ethiopia depends less on PPE availability than on enforcement, employer provision, and rural outreach; national OHS policy should prioritize decentralized enforcement, gender-sensitive ergonomic interventions in agriculture, and mandatory employer-backed PPE provision to close this gap.