SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF HAZARD CONTROL NEEDS OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORKERS IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA
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This study investigated the socio-demographic determinants of occupational hazard control needs among slaughterhouse workers in the Bayelsa States, Nigeria. Four research questions and four hypotheses were stated to guide the study. The descriptive research design was adopted with a population which comprised of one thousand and three (1,003) slaughterhouse workers in Bayelsa State (Bayelsa State Ministry of Agriculture, 2021). The sample size for the study was 552. A two-staged sampling technique was used to select the sample size, using proportionate sampling technique and simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.95. Data collected were analyzed with the aid of Statistical Products for Service Solution (SPSS V-23) using bivariate and multivariate regression statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that only age was statically significant both at the bivariate (p = 0.00) and multivariate analysis (p = 0.02); educational status was significant only at the bivariate (p = 0.04), while years of work experience was significant at the multivariate analysis (p = 0.00). The result showed that on bivariate analysis, all the demographics, age (p = 0.00), education (p = 0.00) and years of experience (p = 0.00) were significant. On multivariate analysis, only education was statically significant (p = 0.004), whereas, age (p = 0.474) and years of work experience (p = 0.537) were not significant. on bivariate and multivariate analysis, all the demographics, age (p = 0.00), education (p = 0.00) and years of experience (p = 0.00) were statistically significant. It was concluded that, the socio-demographic determinants of hazard control need among slaughterhouse workers in Bayelsa State were age, educational status and years of work experience. It was recommended that, slaughterhouse site supervisors should design and implement hazard control training and retraining programmes for the workers at regular intervals with special consideration for workers’ age, educational background and years of work experience.
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