Determinants of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms among Pharmaceutical Factory Workers

Table 5

Bivariate analysis of environmental and occupational factors and chronic respiratory symptoms among pharmaceutical factory workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2017.

Occupational and environmental factors	Case (); (%)	Control () (%)	COR (95% CI)	value
Working department
Research and development	16 (10.6)	44 (14.6)	1.14 (0.50–2.62)	0.753
Production	121 (80.1)	214 (70.8)	1.78 (0.94–3.38)	0.079
Quality control	14 (9.3)	44 (14.6)	1
Working hours per week
≤48 hrs	71 (47.0)	131 (43.4)	1
>48 hrs	80 (53.0)	171 (56.6)	0.86 (0.58–1.28)	0.462
Length of time worked
1–5 years	66 (43.7)	225 (74.5)	1
>5 years	85 (56.3)	77 (25.5)	2.27 (1.50–3.43)	<0.0001
Training on respiratory health
Yes	52 (34.4)	100 (33.1)	1.06 (0.7–1.6)	0.778
No	99 (65.6)	202 (66.9)	1
Energy used at home
Electricity	108 (71.5)	204 (67.5)	2.65 (0.31–22.95)	0.377
kerosene	16 (10.6)	28 (9.3)	2.86 (0.31–26.66)	0.357
Wood	1 (0.7)	5 (1.7)	1
Charcoal	26 (17.2)	65 (21.5)	1.99 (0.22–17.95)	0.536