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Table 2 Serious illness suffered at workplace in past 12 months prior to the survey.

From: Occupational illnesses in the 2009 Zambian labour force survey

 

Male

Female

Total

Characteristic

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Suffered from any illnesses due to work in past 12 months

   

Yes

3660 (12.0)

3027 (9.6)

6687 (10.8)

Total

30558

31525

62083

Most serious illness suffered from due to work in past 12 months

   

Skin problems

151 (4.1)

110 (3.6)

261 (3.9)

Respiratory problems

268 (7.3)

142 (4.7)

410 (6.1)

Allergies

41 (1.1)

43 (1.4)

84 (1.3)

Diarrhoea

99 (2.7)

139 (4.6)

238 (3.6)

Fatigue

1360 (37.2)

1235 (40.8)

2595 (38.8)

Chest infections

691 (18.9)

428 (14.1)

1119 (16.7)

Fever

738 (20.2)

731 (24.2)

1469 (22.0)

Other

312 (8.5)

198 (6.5)

510 (7.6)

Total

3660 (100)

3026 (100)

6686 (100)

Stayed away from work due to above Illness

   

Yes

2503 (68.4)

2133 (70.5)

4636 (69.4)

Total

3659

3025

6684

Days away from work due to above Illness

   

<7

1103 (44.4)

963 (45.6)

2066 (45.0)

7-13

735 (29.6)

604 (28.6)

1339 (29.1)

14-20

322 (13.0)

250 (11.8)

572 (12.4)

21+

325 (13.1)

293 (13.9)

618 (13.4)

Total

2485 (100)

2110 (100)

4595 (100)

Received compensation from work as a result of the above illness

   

Yes

202 (5.6)

63 (2.1)

265 (4.0)

Total

3635

3011

6646

  1. Note: Numbers not adding up due to missing information.