Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
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Factory A N = 201 |
Factory B = 201 |
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Variables |
Categories |
Frequencies |
Percentages |
Frequencies |
Percentages |
Age (Years) |
20-29 |
134 |
66.7% |
55 |
27.4% |
30-39 |
43 |
21.4% |
86 |
42.8% |
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40-49 |
17 |
8.5% |
39 |
19.4% |
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50 and above |
7 |
3.5% |
21 |
10.4% |
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Gender |
Male |
174 |
86.6% |
179 |
89.1% |
Female |
27 |
13.4% |
22 |
10.9% |
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Marital status |
Married |
96 |
47.8% |
156 |
77.6% |
Single |
105 |
52.2% |
44 |
21.9% |
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Others |
- |
- |
1 |
0.5% |
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Educational status |
Non-formal |
5 |
2.5% |
21 |
10.4% |
Primary/Basic |
89 |
44.3% |
65 |
32.3% |
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Certificate/Diploma |
94 |
46.8% |
83 |
41.3% |
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Degree |
13 |
6.5% |
30 |
14.9% |
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Masters |
- |
- |
2 |
1.0% |
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BMI (Kg/m²) |
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Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
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22.97 |
3.182 |
24.52 |
3.734 |
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Blood pressure (mmHg) |
Systolic |
121.45 |
10.715 |
130.89 |
14.817 |
Diastolic |
76.65 |
10.320 |
80.72 |
9.165 |
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Job designations |
Field workers |
76 |
37.8% |
84 |
41.8% |
Junior staff |
74 |
36.8% |
73 |
36.3% |
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Middle staff |
43 |
21.4% |
35 |
17.4% |
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Senior manager |
8 |
4.0% |
9 |
4.5% |
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Department/Unit of the respondents |
Administration |
15 |
7.5% |
10 |
5.0% |
Engineering |
10 |
5.0% |
15 |
7.5% |
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Manufacturing |
101 |
50.2% |
101 |
50.2% |
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Cane |
75 |
37.3% |
75 |
37.3% |
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Smoking habit of the respondents |
Yes |
11 |
5.5% |
8 |
4.0% |
No |
190 |
94.5% |
193 |
96% |
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Drinking habit of the respondents |
Yes |
22 |
10.9% |
44 |
21.9% |
No |
179 |
89.1% |
157 |
78.1% |
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Work experience in Years |
< 5 years |
156 |
77.6% |
80 |
39.8% |
5-9 years |
36 |
17.9% |
27 |
13.4% |
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10 years and above |
9 |
4.5% |
94 |
46.8% |
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Working hours per week |
< 40 hours |
55 |
27.4% |
71 |
35.3% |
40-60 hours |
132 |
65.7% |
119 |
59.2% |
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60 hours and above |
14 |
7.0% |
11 |
5.5% |
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Working hours per day |
< 1 hour |
46 |
22.9% |
43 |
21.4% |
2-4 hours |
71 |
35.3% |
42 |
20.9% |
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5 hours and above |
84 |
41.8% |
116 |
57.7% |