Identifying Factors Associated with Health Problems of Tannery Workers, Savar, Dhaka

Factors Associated with Health Problems of Tannery Workers

Authors

  • Nadia Mehjabeen Oyshi Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Amirul Al Rafi Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Md Jamil Hasan Karami Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v72i2.75473

Keywords:

Tannery workers, Primary data, Health problems, Binary Logistic Regression Model

Abstract

This research investigates the incidence and patterns of health problems experienced by tannery employees, as well as the associations between such problems and a variety of other variables. The cross-sectional study was conducted at three randomly selected tanneries of the BSCIC Tannery Industrial Estate in Savar. During in-person interviews, 203 workers were questioned using a questionnaire. Most respondents (84.2%) admitted that they had health problems caused by their jobs. Musculoskeletal disease (65.5%), gastrointestinal problems (38.9%), skin disease (37.9%), respiratory disease (26.6%), and eye disease (17.7%) were the significant causes of illness. Our research revealed that factors such as respondents' age (p value=.001), experience (p value<.000), working hours (p value=.005), mode of work (p value=.044), types of PPE (p value=.017), and awareness of toxic chemical rules (p value=.033) were significantly associated with health problems among tannery workers. A healthy tannery environment and enhanced medical facilities may improve their health.

Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. 72(2): 68-74, 2024 (July)

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
141
PDF
63

Downloads

Published

2024-09-02

How to Cite

Oyshi, N. M., Rafi, A. A., & Karami, M. J. H. (2024). Identifying Factors Associated with Health Problems of Tannery Workers, Savar, Dhaka: Factors Associated with Health Problems of Tannery Workers. Dhaka University Journal of Science, 72(2), 68–74. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v72i2.75473

Issue

Section

Articles