Diferencias en los accidentes laborales en España según país de procedencia del trabajador

Abstract

Objective: Compare the occupational accidents between autochthonous and immigrant workers in Spain. Material and Methods: Data were obtained from the Spanish Survey of Working Conditions. Nationality was considered as an explicative variable, and the country of origin was regrouped according to the Human Development Index-HDI. Occupational accidents were the outcome. Other variables included were sociodemographic and employment conditions. Prevalences were calculated as well as simple and adjusted odds ratio (OR) (logistic regression) with a 95% confidence interval (CI 95%). Results: The prevalence of occupational accidents was 12.7% (women, 11.1%) for workers from low HDI countries and 10.3% (women, 8.1%) for Spaniards. A higher risk of occupational accidents was observed among women from low HDI countries compared to Spaniards (adjusted OR 1.66; 95%CI 1.21-2.28). Discussion: It is necessary to conduct a more thorough causal analysis of occupational accidents among immigrants in order to identify risk factors and strengthen prevention and control strategies.