Table 1 |
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Personal and occupational characteristics of workers |
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| Variables |
Percentage (N = 185) |
|
|
|
| Age group |
|
| >25 |
28.6 |
| Job duration |
|
| >5 |
21.1 |
| Educational status |
|
| Educated (not illiterate) |
95.1 |
| Marital status |
|
| Married |
41.1 |
| Nature of Job |
|
| Grading |
58.4 |
| Peeling & Ring cutting |
14.6 |
| Packing |
18.4 |
| Mixed activity |
8.6 |
| Work related morbidity |
|
| Frequent hand injury |
49.7 |
| Blanching of hand |
71.9 |
| Headache |
43.8 |
| Respiratory irritation (sneezing/coughing) |
14.6 |
| Body ache |
4.9 |
| Recurrent musculoskeletal pain |
61.1 |
| Recurrent upper limb pain |
22.2 |
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Saha et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:23 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-23 |
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