Table 4 Associated factors and chronic respiratory symptoms among cement factory workers in Dejen town, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2015(n = 404)
Variable | Chronic respiratory symptoms | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 187 | 77 | 2.65(1.73,.4.05) | 2.07(1.18,3.63)* |
Female | 67 | 73 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Age (years) | ||||
14-29 | 99 | 112 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
30-44 | 86 | 24 | 4.05(2.39,6.87) | 3.56(1.80,7.02)*** |
45+ | 69 | 14 | 5.58(2.96,10.52) | 4.20(1.94,9.12)*** |
Educational status | ||||
≤ Grade 8 | 77 | 29 | 3.46(1.93,6.20) | 4.07(1.86,8.92)*** |
Secondary school (Grade 9–12) | 134 | 65 | 2.69(1.64,4.41) | 2.63(1.35,5.12)** |
TVET and above | 43 | 56 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Working department | ||||
Raw mill | 76 | 94 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Burner and clinker | 68 | 33 | 2.55(1.52,4.26) | 2.28(1.18,4.43)* |
Cement mill | 110 | 23 | 5.92(3.44,10.17) | 3.72(1.92,7.21)*** |
Service year | ||||
≤5 | 102 | 120 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>5 | 152 | 30 | 5.96(3.72,9.56) | 5.44(3.09,9.59)*** |
Training on respiratory health | ||||
Yes | 33 | 44 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 221 | 106 | 2.78(1.67,4.62) | 2.73(1.41,5.29)** |
Smoking status | ||||
Never smokers | 211 | 146 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Ever Smokers | 43 | 4 | 7.44(2.61,21.17) | 5.38(1.42,20.39)** |
Previous chronic respiratory disease | ||||
Yes | 38 | 3 | 8.62(2.61,28.45) | 7.79(2.02,30.04)*** |
No | 216 | 147 | 1.00 | |