Table 3 Chronic Respiratory Symptoms and associated factors in medium-scale woodwork factories workers, Addis Ababa, 2019
Variables | At least one chronic respiratory symptom | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age in Years | ||||
 <  30 | 130 | 113 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 ≥ 30 | 216 | 37 | 5.07 (3.30–7.80)* | 1.55 (0.90–2.66) |
Marital Status | ||||
 Single | 120 | 87 | 1.21 (0.42–3.45) | 1.60 (0.51–5.04) |
 Married | 192 | 47 | 3.57 (1.23–10.35)* | 2.75 (0.88–8.63) |
 Divorced | 26 | 9 | 2.53 (0.71–8.97) | 1.98 (0.51–7.53) |
Widowed | 8 | 7 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Monthly income in ETB | ||||
 ≤ 2500 | 190 | 96 | 0.68 (0.46–1.08)* | 1.09 (0.69–1.71) |
 >  2500 | 156 | 54 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Past Occupational dust exposure history | ||||
 Yes | 113 | 17 | 3.79 (2.18–6.59)* | 2.09 (1.09–4.01)* * |
 No | 233 | 133 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Previous respiratory illnesses | ||||
 Yes | 56 | 6 | 4.63 (1.95–11.01)* | 2.05 (0.74–5.66) |
 No | 290 | 144 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Work experience | ||||
 >  5 years | 250 | 25 | 13.02 (7.98–21.25)* | 9.18 (5.27–16.00)* * |
 1–5 years | 96 | 125 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Working hours per week | ||||
 >  48 h | 71 | 17 | 2.02 (1.14–3.57)* | 0.85 (0.41–1.78) |
≤ 48 h | 275 | 133 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Working Department | ||||
 Sawing | 175 | 72 | 1.11 (0.76–1.63) | 0.83 (0.51–1.33) |
 Sanding | 171 | 78 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Energy used for Cooking | ||||
 Bio-fuel | 178 | 32 | 3.91 (2.51–6.09)* | 2.42 (1.44–4.07)* * |
 Electricity | 168 | 118 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
OSH Training | ||||
 Yes | 13 | 12 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 No | 333 | 138 | 2.23 (0.99–5.00)* | 3.38 (1.20–9.49)* * |
Cigarette Smoking | ||||
 Yes | 64 | 5 | 6.58 (2.59–16.71)* | 2.11 (0.73–6.09) |
 No | 282 | 145 | 1.00 | 1.00 |