Occupational respiratory morbidity and associated factors among hairdressers in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was designed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with occupational respiratory morbidity among hairdressers in Northwestern Ethiopia.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted from 6 July 2022 to 17 August 2022. The data were collected using a standardised American Thoracic Society questionnaire. The collected data were entered into EpiData V.4.6 and analysed using Stata V.14. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with occupational respiratory morbidity. The association was determined using an adjusted OR (AOR) with a 95% CI at a p value of <0.05.

Setting

The study was conducted in Gondar city, Northwestern Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 403 hairdressers participated i

SUBMITTER: Tesfaye AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10314684 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature