ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Reduced Lung Function among Workers in Primary Coffee Processing Factories in Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study.
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- The effect of occupational exposure to organic dust on lung function parameters among African industrial workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Reduced lung function among non-smoking workers in the paper industry in Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Article
- Respiratory Symptoms and Paper Dust Exposure among Workers in the Paper Industry in Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms and associated factors among woodwork workers in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia; a comparative cross-sectional study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence of obstructive lung patterns and actual spirometric result at different workplaces in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Respiratory Health among Pesticide Sprayers at Flower Farms in Ethiopia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Work-related disease symptoms and occupational injuries among coffee processing industry workers in Bench-Sheko and Kaffa Zones Southwest, Ethiopia: A mixed-method study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Dust Exposure and Respiratory Health Among Workers in Primary Coffee Processing Factories in Tanzania and Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- Effect of Particulate Matter Exposure on Respiratory Health of e-Waste Workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Reduced Cross-Shift Lung Function and Respiratory Symptoms among Integrated Textile Factory Workers in Ethiopia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Dust exposure is one of the major risk factors for respiratory health in many workplaces, including coffee factories. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function reduction among workers in Ethiopian primary coffee processing factories, compared to a control group of workers. A total of 115 coffee workers and 110 water bottling workers were involved in this study, from 12 coffee and 3 water bottling factories in Ethiopia, respectively. The chronic respiratory symptoms were assessed using a structured interview, using a standardized questionnaire adopted from the American Thoracic Society (ATS). The lung function tests were performed according to the ATS recommendation for spirometry. The coffee workers had a significantly higher prevalence of coughing, coughing with sputum, breathlessness, work-related shortness of breath, and wheezing compared with the controls. The prevalence ratio of work-related shortness of breath (PR = 3.7, 95% CI: 1.6⁻8.7) and wheezing (PR = 3.3, 95% CI: 1.3⁻8.4) was significantly higher for the coffee workers compared to the controls. The coffee workers in the age groups 28⁻39 years and ≥40 years, had a significantly lower forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in 1 s compared to the controls in the similar age groups. The findings indicated the need for longitudinal studies on the possible effect of coffee dust on respiratory health of coffee production workers.
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