Open Access<p>Assessment of Chronic Respiratory Health Symptoms and Associated Factors Among Flour Mill Factory Workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Embay Amare Alemseged,
Abera Takele,
Yifokire Tefera,
Samson Wakuma Abaya,
Kbrom Gmechu Kiros,
Medhin Mehari,
Yonas Angaw Bezabh,
Abadi Hailay Atsbaha,
Tegegnework Yitayew Awoke,
Mekonnen Haftom Goyteom
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s273820
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , odds ratio , environmental health , logistic regression , cross sectional study , confidence interval , pathology , paleontology , biology
Flour mill workers are at high risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to exposure to flour dust in their working environment. Exposure to flour dust linked with the development of chronic respiratory disorders. However, very little evidence has been available on the respiratory symptoms of exposed workers in large-scale flour mill factories. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess chronic respiratory health symptoms and associated factors among flour mill workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.