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. 2016 Dec 16;11(12):e0168500. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168500

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)
  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