Injury rate and risk factors among small-scale gold miners in Ghana

• Main Authors: Emmanuel Kweku Nakua (Author), Ellis Owusu-Dabo (Author), Samuel Newton (Author), Adofo Koranteng (Author), Easmon Otupiri (Author), Peter Donkor (Author), Charles Mock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To determine the potential risk factors for injury, estimate the annual injury rate and examine the safety perceptions, and use of personal protective equipment among small-scale gold miners in Ghana. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out with 494 small-scale gold mine...