Research Article PrevalenceandFactorsInfluencingEyeInjuriesamongWeldersin Accra, Ghana Karl Kafui Kwaku Tetteh, 1 Richard Owusu, 2 and Wisdom Kudzo Axame 2 1 Health Policy Planning and Management Department, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 25, Legon, Greater Accra Region, Ghana 2 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, PMB 31, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana Correspondence should be addressed to Wisdom Kudzo Axame; wisdomaxame@gmail.com Received 10 June 2020; Revised 30 August 2020; Accepted 2 September 2020; Published 16 September 2020 Academic Editor: Diego A. S. Silva Copyright © 2020 Karl Kafui Kwaku Tetteh et al. is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Background. Eye injuries are one of the most common work-related injuries among certain occupations, including welders. e aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors influencing eye injuries among welders in Accra, Ghana. Methods. In a cross-sectional study, we recruited 382 welders in Accra from two welding sites. Systematic sampling was used to select participants. A pretested semistructured questionnaire was used to collect demographic information, history of eye injuries, ownership, and use of eye protective equipment and workplace characteristics. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions at 5% level of significance were used to determine factors influencing eye injuries. Data were entered into Microsoft excel and exported to Stata 16/MP for analysis. Results. We found 59.7% of welders engaged in electric/arc welding and 40.3% in gas welding. Overall prevalence of eye injuries was 47.9%, higher among electric/arc welders (73.7%) compared to gas welders (9.7%). Factors associated with eye injuries were engaging in gas welding [AOR: 0.08, 95% CI: 0.04–0.16], higher monthly income [AOR � 5.26; 95% CI: 1.72–16.09], nonuse of eye PPE while working [AOR � 1.86; 95% CI: 1.02–3.43], and no training on the use of eye personal protective equipment [AOR � 2.17; 95% CI:1.07–4.38]. Conclusion. ere is high prevalence of welding-related eye injuries among electric welders. Gas welding, high monthly income, nonuse of eye protective equipment, and inadequate training on the use of eye protective equipment were significantly associated with eye injuries. Health policies should be implemented to ensure all welders use eye personal protective equipment. 1. Introduction e eyes are the third most common organ affected by injuries apart from the hands and feet [1]. Eye injuries are common and constitute a major cause of preventable blindness. ey are a common cause of visual morbidity occurring at workplaces worldwide [2]. About 2.5 million people succumb to eye injuries annually. Globally, more than 500,000 blinding injuries take place annually [3]. Eye injuries do not occur as random events. Majority of eye injuries have a direct link with occupation and the nature of activity at the time of the injury [1]. Some individuals have high risk of experiencing eye injuries because of their occupations. ese individuals include small-scale and large-scale industrial workers. Welding, which involves cutting metal objects, soldering, and in some cases brazing [4], is one of such occupations that pose an exceptional risk to the eye [5]. ough the advent of urbanization and in- dustrialization have brought about automation and mech- anization, welding is still an important occupation, particularly in developing countries due to the slow pace of adaption of automated processes in these countries [4]. Industrialization is desirable for all countries. It assures higher standards of living for the citizenry. e welding industry is among the many establishments engaged in the business of producing goods and services. However, welders Hindawi Advances in Preventive Medicine Volume 2020, Article ID 2170247, 8 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2170247