Research Article
Comparative Assessment of Blood Lead Levels of Automobile Technicians in Organised and Roadside Garages in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
| Variables | Roadside ( = 172) | Organised ( = 181) | Statistical analysis | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | = 353 | | value |
| Age group (yrs) | | | | | | 20–29 | 9 (5.2) | 12 (6.6) | 21 | 8.4 | 0.14 | 30–39 | 51 (29.7) | 62 (34.3) | 113 | 40–49 | 63 (36.6) | 71 (39.2) | 134 | 50–59 | 33 (19.2) | 31 (17.1) | 64 | 60–69 | 13 (7.6) | 5 (2.8) | 18 | 70–79 | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 | Sex | | | | | | Male | 172 (100) | 179 (98.9) | 351 | 1.9 | 0.50 | Female | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) | 2 | Marital status | | | | | | Single | 7 (4.1) | 26 (14.4) | 33 |
17.2** | 0.00* | Married | 159 (92.4) | 155 (85.6) | 314 | Divorced | 6 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6 | Education levels | | | | | | None | 9 (5.2) | 2 (1.1) | 11 | 6.2** | 0.00* | Primary/before secondary | 115 (66.9) |
4 (25.4161) | | Completed secondary/technical | 46 (26.7) | 85 (47.0) | 131 | After sec. | 2 (1.2) | 48 (26.5) | 50 | Subspecialty | | | | | | Mechanics | 61 (35.5) | 91 (25.1) | 152 | 31.9 | 0.00* | Spray painter | 43 (25.0) | 24 (13.3) | 67 | Panel beater | 34 (19.8) | 20 (11.1) | 54 | Upholstery | 14 (8.1) | 5 (2.8) | 19 | Auto electrician | 12 (7.0) | 22 (12.2) | 34 | Battery charger | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.7) | 3 | Radiator repairer | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 | Welder | 5 (2.9) | 15 (8.3) | 20 | Others | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 2 |
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Fisher’s exact; .
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