dc.contributor.author | Wakuma, Samson | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bråtveit, Magne | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Deressa, Wakgari | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Kumie, Abera | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Moen, Bente Elisabeth | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-05T10:59:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-05T10:59:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.Published | Wakuma S, Bråtveit M, Deressa W, Kumie A, Moen BE. Respiratory health among hand pickers in primary coffee processing factories of Ethiopia. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2019;61(7):565-571 | eng |
dc.identifier.issn | 1536-5948 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1076-2752 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1956/23452 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: The aim of this study was to assess chronic respiratory symptoms and lung function among female hand pickers. Methods: A total of 374 hand pickers exposed to coffee dust and 175 female controls from water bottling factories were included. The symptoms were assessed using a standardized questionnaire. Personal total dust exposure and lung function tests were performed. Results: Hand pickers experienced a higher dust exposure, displayed a higher prevalence ratio for cough [prevalence ratio (PR) = 3.0, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.4 to 6.2] and work-related shortness of breath (PR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.1 to 5.6), and had a lower FEF25–75 than controls. Hand pickers without tables had a significantly higher prevalence ratio of cough with sputum (PR = 3.9, 95% CI: 1.6 to 9.5) and lower forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second, and mean forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of the FVC than hand pickers with tables. Conclusion: Hand pickers show a range of adverse symptoms and lung function impairments that warrant efforts to improve working conditions. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | eng |
dc.publisher | Wolters Kluwer | eng |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND | eng |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | eng |
dc.title | Respiratory health among hand pickers in primary coffee processing factories of Ethiopia | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-01-17T11:54:55Z | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2019 The Author(s) | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0000000000001613 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1770227 | |
dc.source.journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | |