Table 1 Participant’s sociodemographic characteristics and their workplace injuries and absenteeism due to WPV (n = 468)

Gender

Male

232 (49.57)

17.67 (13.27–23.14)

25.00 (19.84–30.99)

Female

236 (50.43)

10.59 (7.25–15.22)

19.92 (15.29–25.52)

p Value

0.028

0.187

Age in years

20–25

48 (10.26)

20.83 (11.57–34.6)

16.67 (8.55–29.98)

26–30

119 (25.43)

14.29 (9.06–21.81)

22.69 (16.03–31.09)

31–35

138 (29.49)

13.77 (8.95–20.60)

21.01 (15.00–28.63)

36–40

101 (21.58)

10.89 (6.13–18.63)

19.80 (13.13–28.74)

 > 40

62 (13.25)

14.52 (7.72–25.64)

33.87 (23.21–46.46)

p Value

0.613

0.189

Health worker

Doctor

356 (76.07)

11.24 (8.34–14.97)

23.31 (19.20–28.00)

Nurse

103 (22.01)

21.36 (14.48–30.34)

18.45 (12.07–27.15)

Other HWs

9 (1.92)

44.44 (17.63–74.93)

33.33 (11.08–66.74)

p Value

0.001

0.424

Health facility level

Primary

55 (11.75)

16.36 (8.73–28.59)

21.82 (12.81–34.64)

Secondary

59 (12.61)

23.73 (14.57–36.21)

23.73 (14.57–36.21)

Tertiary

354 (75.64)

12.15 (9.13–15.99)

22.32 (18.27–26.96)

p Value

0.053

0.965

Health facility type

Private

144 (30.77)

16.67 (11.42–23.68)

20.14 (14.36–27.50)

Public

324 (69.23)

12.96 (9.72–17.09)

23.46 (19.15–28.39)

p Value

0.288

0.427

Experience in years

 < 4 

134 (28.63)

15.67 (10.43–22.87)

17.91 (12.29–25.36)

4–6 

113 (24.15)

12.39 (7.47–19.86)

24.78 (17.67–33.58)

7–10 

83 (17.74)

19.28 (12.14–29.21)

21.69 (14.10–31.85)

 > 10 

138 (29.49)

10.87 (6.65–17.27)

25.36 (18.79–33.29)

p Value

0.312

0.451

Department

General medicine

23 (4.91)

4.35 (0.61–25.32)

13.04 (4.25–33.62)

Surgery

114 (24.36)

13.16 (8.08–20.71)

26.32 (19.04–35.17)

Emergency

123 (26.28)

20.33 (14.11–28.38)

33.33 (25.56–42.13)

Intensive care

26 (5.56)

19.23 (8.22–38.76)

11.54 (3.76–30.35)

Pediatrics

42 (8.97)

7.14 (2.32–19.98)

16.67 (8.14–31.09)

Gynecology & obstetrics

37 (7.91)

18.92 (9.28–34.74)

27.03 (15.18–43.39)

Orthopedics

21 (4.49)

9.52 (2.38–31.21)

9.52 (2.38–31.21)

Management

19 (4.06)

15.79 (5.16–39.23)

21.05 (8.11–44.62)

Other departments

63 (13.46)

7.94 (3.33–17.72)

7.94 (3.33–17.72)

p Value

0.193

0.003

Rotating shift work

No

179 (38.25)

11.73 (7.77–17.34)

12.85 (8.68–18.61)

Yes

289 (61.75)

15.57 (11.82–20.23)

28.37 (23.46–33.86)

p Value

0.246

 < 0.001

Workplace location

Dhaka division

91 (19.44)

12.09 (6.81–20.55)

20.88 (13.72–30.46)

Chittagong division

59 (12.61)

5.08 (1.64–14.65)

15.25 (8.12–26.83)

Sylhet division

45 (9.62)

11.11 (4.69–24.10)

26.67 (15.79–41.36)

Khulna division

54 (11.54)

16.67 (8.89–29.07)

18.52 (10.25–31.15)

Rangpur division

41 (8.76)

17.07 (8.35–31.76)

31.71 (19.36–47.31)

Barisal division

57 (12.18)

19.30 (11.00–31.62)

28.07 (17.94–41.05)

Rajshahi division

59 (12.61)

13.56 (6.92–24.88)

23.73 (14.57–36.21)

Mymensingh division

62 (13.25)

19.35 (11.32–31.10)

19.35 (11.32–31.10)

p Value

0.343

0.508

Overall

468 (100)

14.10 (11.23–17.57)

22.44 (18.87–26.45)