Variables | Dust above Threshold | Dust below/ at Threshold | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |||
n | % | n | % | Lower | Upper | |||
Medical Examinations before Joining This EPZA Factory | ||||||||
Yes | 60 | 62.5% | 36 | 37.5% | 1.39 | 0.86 | 2.23 | 0.181 |
No | 148 | 54.6% | 123 | 45.4% | Ref | |||
Medical Examination While Working in This Factory | ||||||||
Yes | 83 | 72.8% | 31 | 27.2% | 3.04 | 1.86 | 4.96 | <0.001 |
No | 104 | 46.8% | 118 | 53.2% | Ref | |||
Type of Medical Examination While Working in the Factory | ||||||||
Clinical Examination | 27 | 77.1% | 8 | 22.9% | Ref | |||
Lung Function Test | 41 | 68.3% | 19 | 31.7% | 0.64 | 0.25 | 1.67 | 0.360 |
Audiometric Test | 15 | 78.9% | 4 | 21.1% | 1.11 | 0.29 | 4.31 | 0.879 |
If you Undergo Lung Function Test, How Often Is it Done | ||||||||
Bi-annually | 19 | 55.9% | 15 | 44.1% | Ref | |||
Annually | 37 | 82.2% | 8 | 17.8% | 3.65 | 1.32 | 10.14 | 0.013 |