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Table 3 Reported work environment and behavioral factors of participants in Dejen cement factory, March 2015

From: Chronic respiratory symptoms and associated factors among cement factory workers in Dejen town, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2015

Variables

Number (n)

Percent (%)

Working Departments

Raw mill

170

42.1

Burner and clinker

101

25.0

Cement mill

133

32.9

Working hours per week

≤48

363

89.9

>48

41

10.1

Service year

≤5

222

55.0

>5

182

45.0

Use of PPE

yes

126

31.2

No

278

68.8

Training on respiratory health

yes

77

19.1

No

327

80.9

Smoking cigarette (current and ever smokers)

yes

47

11.6

no

357

88.4

Energy used at home

Electricity and fuel gases

104

25.7

Biomass

300

74.3