Table 3. Work related injuries among trafficked men and boys using post-trafficking services in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam (n = 446).
Whole sample (n = 446) | Fishing (n = 275) | Factories (n = 85) | Other (n = 86) | |||||||||||||
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Injury prevalence (n = 152) | No medical care received | Injury prevalence (n = 128) | No medical care received | Injury prevalence (n = 11) | No medical care received | Injury prevalence (n = 13) | No medical care received | |||||||||
Injury from work | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
Deep or very long cut | 94/152 | 61.8% | 71/94 | 75.5% | 87/128 | 68.0% | 69/87 | 79.3% | 2/11 | 18.2% | - | - | 5/13 | 38.5% | 2/5 | 40.0% |
Very bad burn (not sunburn) | 24/150 | 16.0% | 23/24 | 95.8% | 24/127 | 18.9% | 23/24 | 95.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Serious head injury | 27/150 | 18.0% | 22/27 | 81.5% | 26/127 | 20.5% | 22/26 | 84.6% | - | - | - | - | 1/12 | 8.3% | - | - |
Back or neck injury | 53/150 | 35.3% | 48/53 | 90.6% | 46/127 | 36.2% | 42/46 | 91.3% | 2/11 | 18.2% | 2/2 | 100.0% | 5/12 | 41.7% | 4/5 | 80.0% |
Skin damage or injury | 55/150 | 36.7% | 47/55 | 85.5% | 41/127 | 32.3% | 38/41 | 92.7% | 8/11 | 72.7% | 6/8 | 75.0% | 6/12 | 50.0% | 3/6 | 50.0% |
Broken bone | 7/150 | 4.7% | 4/7 | 57.1% | 6/127 | 4.7% | 4 of 6 | 66.7% | - | - | - | - | 1/12 | 8.3% | - | - |
Lost a body part | 6/150 | 4.0% | 6/6 | 100.0% | 6/127 | 4.7% | 6 of 6 | 100.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eye injury/damage | 16/150 | 10.7% | 13/15** | 86.7% | 15/127 | 11.8% | 12/14 | 85.7% | 1/11 | 9.1% | 1/1 | 100.0% | - | - | - | - |
Ear damage | 17/150 | 11.3% | 17/17 | 100.0% | 16/127 | 12.6% | 16/16 | 100.0% | 1/11 | 9.1% | 1/1 | 100.0% | - | - | - | - |
Other^ | 22/149 | 14.8% | 18/22 | 81.8% | 19/126 | 15.1% | 17/19 | 89.5% | 1/11 | 9.1% | - | - | 2/12 | 16.7% | 1/2 | 50.0% |
Injury frequency/severity | ||||||||||||||||
Injured at least once* | 152/428 | 35.5% | - | - | 128/273 | 46.6% | - | - | 11/76 | 14.5% | - | - | 13/79 | 16.5% | - | - |
Injured once | 66/446 | 14.8% | - | - | 54/275 | 19.6% | - | - | 6/85 | 7.1% | - | - | 6/86 | 7.0% | - | - |
Injured a few times | 50/446 | 11.2% | - | - | 41/275 | 14.9% | - | - | 5/85 | 5.9% | - | - | 4/86 | 4.7% | - | - |
Injured many times | 36/446 | 8.1% | - | - | 33/275 | 12.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3/86 | 3.5% | - | - |
No injury | 276/446 | 61.9% | - | - | 145/275 | 52.7% | - | - | 65/85 | 76.5% | - | - | 66/86 | 76.7% | - | - |
Can't remember | 18/446 | 4.0% | - | - | 2/275 | 0.7% | - | - | 9/85 | 10.6% | - | - | 7/86 | 8.1% | - | - |
Injuries still cause pain/difficulty& | 71/151 | 47.0% | - | - | 66/128 | 51.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5/13 | 38.5% | - | - |
Healthcare access | ||||||||||||||||
Ever needed healthcare or was injured from work | 237 | 53.1% | - | - | 178 | 64.7% | - | - | 29 | 34.1% | - | - | 30 | 34.9% | - | - |
Received care from doctor or nurse | 29/237 | 12.2% | - | - | 14/178 | 7.9% | - | - | 8/29 | 27.6% | - | - | 7/30 | 23.3% | - | - |
Received care from trafficker or employer | 72/237 | 30.4% | - | - | 65/178 | 36.5% | - | - | 2/29 | 6.9% | - | - | 6/30 | 20.0% | - | - |
Received care from coworker | 27/237 | 11.4% | - | - | 13/178 | 7.3% | - | - | 5/29 | 17.2% | - | - | 9/30 | 30.0% | - | - |
Received care from traditional healer/other | 17/237 | 7.2% | - | - | 4/178 | 2.3% | - | - | 6/29 | 20.7% | - | - | 7/30 | 23.3% | - | - |
Received no care | 107/237 | 45.2% | - | - | 93/178 | 52.3% | - | - | 8/29 | 27.6% | - | - | 7/30 | 23.3% | - | - |
^3 missing whole sample
&1 missing whole sample
**1 missing from prevalence and medical care
*Excludes those who cannot remember