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Table 3 Self-reported health outcomes of n = 1118 ready-made garment workers

From: Social stressors and social resources at work and their association with self-reported health complaints among ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Health outcomes

Total

Women only

Men only

Younger groupb

Older groupb

 

n

%

(95%CIa)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

n

%

(95%CI)

Self-reported health

 Very good

198

17.7

(15.5–20.1)

130

16.3

(13.8–19.1)

68

21.2

(16.8–26.1)

125

20.5

(17.4–23.9)

73

14.4

(11.4–17.7)

 Good

496

44.4

(41.4–47.3)

337

42.3

(38.8–45.8)

159

49.5

(43.9–55.1)

291

47.7

(43.7–51.8)

205

40.4

(36.1–44.8)

 Moderate

331

29.6

(26.9–32.4)

251

31.5

(28.3–34.8)

80

24.9

(20.3–30.0)

156

25.6

(22.2–29.2)

175

34.3

(30.3–38.8)

 Bad

72

6.4

(5.1–8.0)

61

7.7

(5.9–9.7)

11

3.4

(1.7–6.0)

31

5.1

(3.5–7.1)

41

8.1

(5.9–10.8)

 Very bad

21

1.9

(1.2–2.9)

18

2.3

(1.3–3.5)

3

0.9

(0.2–2.7)

7

1.1

(0.5–2.4)

14

2.8

(1.5–4.6)

Prevalence of self-reported health complaints in the past 2 months

 Back pain

567

50.8

(47.7–53.7)

433

54.3

(50.8–57.8)

134

41.7

(36.3–47.4)

292

47.9

(43.8–51.9)

275

54.1

(49.7–58.5)

 Sleeplessness

343

30.7

(28.0–33.5)

246

30.9

(27.7–34.2)

97

30.2

(25.2–35.6)

153

25.1

(21.7–28.7)

190

37.4

(33.2–41.8)

 Headache

764

68.3

(65.5–71.1)

571

71.6

(68.4–74.8)

193

60.1

(54.5–65.5)

413

67.6

(63.8–71.4)

351

69.1

(64.9–73.1)

 Breathing problems

74

6.6

(5.2–8.2)

65

8.2

(6.4–10.3)

9

2.8

(1.3–5.3)

32

5.2

(3.6–7.3)

42

8.3

(6.0–11.0)

 Cold

618

55.3

(52.3–58.2)

457

57.3

(53.8–60.8)

161

50.2

(44.6–55.8)

324

53.1

(49.1–57.1)

294

57.9

(53.4–62.2)

 Tuberculosis

9

0.8

(0.4–1.5)

7

0.9

(0.4–1.8)

2

0.6

(0.1–2.2)

3

0.5

(0.1–1.4)

6

1.2

(0.04–0.26)

 Jaundice

497

44.5

(41.5–47.4)

363

45.5

(42.0–49.1)

134

41.7

(36.3–47.4)

259

42.5

(38.5–46.5)

238

46.9

(42.4–51.3)

 Stomach problems

323

28.9

(26.2–31.6)

244

30.6

(27.4–33.9)

79

24.6

(20.0–29.7)

160

26.2

(22.8–29.9)

163

32.1

(28.0–36.3)

 Muscle cramps

477

42.7

(39.7–45.6)

363

45.5

(42.0–49.1)

114

35.5

(30.3–41.0)

234

38.4

(34.5–42.4)

243

47.8

(43.4–52.3)

 Eye problems

253

22.6

(20.2–25.2)

194)

24.3

(21.4–27.5)

59

18.4

(14.3–23.1)

105

17.2

(14.3–20.4)

148

29.1

(25.2–33.3)

  1. aCI confidence interval
  2. bAccording to age median split at < 26/ ≥ 26 years