Research Article
Determinants of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms among Pharmaceutical Factory Workers
Table 3
Distribution of behavioral factors of participants in pharmaceutical factories in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2017.
| | Behavioral factors | Case () (%) | Control () (%) | Total (%) | value |
| | Ever smokers (current and ex-smokers) | | | | | | Yes | 11 (7.3) | 4 (1.3) | 15 (3.3) | 0.003 | | No | 140 (92.7) | 298 (98.7) | 438 (96.7) | | | Current smokers | | | | | | Yes | 2 (18.2) | 2 (50) | 4 (26.7) | 0.236 | | No | 9 (81.8) | 2 (50) | 11 (73.3) | | | Alcohol drinking | | | | | | Yes | 85 (56.3) | 159 (52.6) | 244 (53.9) | 0.73 | | No | 66 (43.7) | 143 (47.4) | 209 (46.1) | | | How often? | | | | | | Everyday | 1 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (1.2) | | | One–three days/week | 24 (28.2) | 41 (25.8) | 65 (26.7) | 0.900 | | Occasionally | 60 (70.6) | 116 (73.0) | 176 (72.1) | 0.978 | | Khat chewing | | | | | | Yes | 19 (12.6) | 25 (8.3) | 44 (9.7) | 0.147 | | No | 132 (87.4) | 277 (91.7) | 409 (90.3) | | | How often? | | | | | | Everyday | 1 (5.3) | 1 (4.0) | 2 (4.5) | | | One–three days/week | 6 (31.6) | 6 (24.0) | 12 (27.3) | 1.000 | | Occasionally | 12 (63.1) | 18 (72.0) | 30 (68.2) | 0.782 | | Use of personal respiratory protective material | | | | | | Yes | 129 (85.4) | 263 (87.1) | 392 (86.5) | | | No | 22 (14.6) | 39 (12.9) | 61 (13.5) | 0.627 |
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