Assessment of occupational skin diseases and associated factors among construction industry workers in Adama town, Oromia region, Ethiopia.
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2023-11
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: - Occupational skin diseases are an occupational dermatosis that is caused by exposure to
hazards at work, or skin contact with substances used at work activities. The activities are practiced in
construction work, such as masonry, painting, plastering, sand, and cement mixing. These may finally lead
to exposures that can issue the workers with risks of developing occupational skin diseases.
Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of occupational skin disease and
associated factors among building construction industry workers in Adama Town, Oromia region,
Ethiopia.
Methods and Materials: - Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March 15,
2023 to April 15, 2023, in Adama Town, Ethiopia. A total of 420 randomly selected workers from eleven
construction industries participated in the study. NOSQ version 2002 for assessment of skin disease was
used through interview and observation checklist to collect primary data. Data were entered into EPi info
version 7.2 and cleaned and transferred to SPSS version 26 windows for analyses. Bivariate and
multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine factors associated with the occurrence
of skin diseases.
Result:-The prevalence of occupational skin disease among construction workers was 58.6 % in the
preceding 12 months. The factors that were significantly associated with the occurrence of skin disease
included illiterate [AOR= 3.97, 95% CI (1.09 - 14.41)], assistant mason workers [AOR= 2.18, 95% CI
(1.02 - 4.66)], working hours per day: >8 hours [AOR= 1.80, 95% CI (1.09 - 2.98)], permanent [AOR=
6.84, 95% CI (3.49 - 13.38)], not provided hand washing facilities [AOR= 2.19, 95% CI (1.24 -
3.864)], unavailability of PPE [AOR= 2.86, 95% CI (1.61 - 5.11)], not implemented of rules [AOR=
2.86, 95% CI (1.61 - 5.11)], and didn’t use PPE [AOR= 2.24, 95% CI (1.22 - 4.10)], were influenced the
prevalence of occupational skin diseases.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that the prevalence of occupational skin diseases is high in these
construction workers. The determinant factors; educational status, job category, working hours per day,
employment condition, provided with hand washing facilities, unavailability of PPE, not using
personal protective equipment and enforcement of OSH-related rules had shown a significant association
with an increased prevalence of skin disease. Key Words: Contact dermatitis, Personal protective
equipment, Occupational skin disease, Preventive Measures, Construction workers.
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Occupation, skin diseases, Industry workers