[Risk factors associated with work-related accidents in the construction industry in the Valley of Mexico].
OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to describe construction-industry, work-related accident prevalence in, associated factors in, and potential impact on affiliated workers of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) in the Valley of Mexico.


METHODS
Prevalent cases in a retrospective case-control design.


METHODS
These include 385 construction-industry workers who were found to have construction work-related accidents in 2001. Controls comprised 385 active construction-industry workers without work-related accident background paired by gender, workplace, and worksite.


RESULTS
Work-related accident prevalence in construction workers was 5.5%; most important risk factors and etiology fraction (Ef) included the following: age 16-20 years odds ratio, OR = 1.58, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.40-10.7, p = 0.001, Ef 0.36; eventual insurance, OR = 3.7, 95% CI, 2.16-26.45, p = 0.001), Ef, 0.72, and no training for job, OR = 5.3, 95% CI, 4.9-69.2, p = 0.01), Ef: 0.81. Variables not showing significance were included salary, work shift, and workday.


CONCLUSIONS
Work-related accident prevalence maintains its preponderance in the Valley of Mexico construction industry; identified risk factors are potentially modifiable, among which job training acquires unquestionable relevance.
Sarmiento-Salinas
Rodrigo
R
Coordinación de Salud en el Trabajo, Delegación Aguascalientes, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
López-Rojas
Pablo
P
Marín-Cotoñieto
Irma Araceli
IA
Godínez-Rocha
Arturo
A
Haro-García
Luis
L
Salinas-Tovar
Santiago
S
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors