title: [Differences in occupational accidents in Spain according to the worker's country of origin].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Compare the occupational accidents between autochthonous and immigrant workers in Spain.
  
  
  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).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, España.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rubiales-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Andrés A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Agudelo-Suárez
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: López-Jacob
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ronda-Pérez
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult