Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
Experienced health problems after working in the factory (n = 100) |
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Yes | 84 | 84 |
No | 16 | 16 |
Nature of health problems (n = 84) |
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|
Prolonged cough | 12 | 14.29 |
Skin infections | 20 | 23.81 |
Back ache/joint ache | 53 | 63.1 |
Chest pain | 32 | 38.1 |
Eye irritations | 34 | 40.48 |
Prolonged headache | 34 | 40.48 |
Gastro-intestinal infections | 15 | 17.86 |
Loss of appetite | 5 | 5.95 |
Fainting | 3 | 3.57 |
Informed health problems to the authority (n = 84) |
|
|
Yes | 23 | 27.38 |
No | 61 | 72.62 |
Treatment provided by authority after informing (n = 23) |
|
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Yes | 8 | 34.78 |
No | 15 | 65.22 |
Type of treatment after informing (n = 8) |
|
|
At hospital | 3 | 37.5 |
At health post | 5 | 62.5 |