Table 2.
Health status of study participants
| Variable | Types of Sanitation Worker | p -value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Sweeper | Waste Collector | Transporter | Pickers of dumping site | ||
| Wound and Cuts in Skin | 0.01 | |||||
| No | 643 (93.2) | 289 (95.1) | 150 (89.3) | 148 (96.1) | 49 (86.0) | |
| Yes | 47 (6.8) | 15 (4.9) | 18 (10.7) | 6 (3.9) | 8 (14.0) | |
| Needle Stick Injury | < 0.001 | |||||
| No | 666 (96.8) | 301 (99.0) | 155 (92.8) | 150 (98.0) | 53 (93.0) | |
| Yes | 22 (3.2) | 3 (1.0) | 12 (7.2) | 3 (2.0) | 4 (7.0) | |
| Wound Infection in Skin | - | |||||
| No | 681 (98.8) | 298 (98.0) | 166 (98.8) | 154 (100.0) | 56 (100.0) | |
| Yes | 8 (1.2) | 6 (2.0) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Skin Problem | 0.43 | |||||
| No | 612 (89.2) | 275 (91.4) | 147 (87.0) | 133 (87.5) | 51 (89.5) | |
| Yes | 74 (10.8) | 26 (8.6) | 22 (13.0) | 19 (12.5) | 6 (10.5) | |
| Eye Problem | 0.54 | |||||
| No | 558 (81.2) | 246 (80.9) | 137 (81.5) | 119 (78.8) | 50 (87.7) | |
| Yes | 129 (18.8) | 58 (19.1) | 31 (18.5) | 32 (21.2) | 7 (12.3) | |
| Musculoskeletal disorder | 0.09 | |||||
| No | 442 (64.0) | 186 (61.2) | 114 (67.5) | 95 (61.7) | 44 (77.2) | |
| Yes | 249 (36.0) | 118 (38.8) | 55 (32.5) | 59 (38.3) | 13 (22.8) | |
| Gastro-intestinal Problem | 0.46 | |||||
| No | 623 (90.2) | 272 (89.2) | 157 (92.9) | 136 (88.9) | 53 (93.0) | |
| Yes | 68 (9.8) | 33 (10.8) | 12 (7.1) | 17 (11.1) | 4 (7.0) | |
| Respiratory Problem | 0.23 | |||||
| No | 640 (92.6) | 275 (90.5) | 160 (94.7) | 143 (92.9) | 55 (96.5) | |
| Yes | 51 (7.4) | 29 (9.5) | 9 (5.3) | 11 (7.1) | 2 (3.5) | |
| Chronic Disease | 0.02 | |||||
| No | 619 (89.7) | 262 (85.9) | 158 (94.0) | 140 (90.9) | 53 (94.6) | |
| Yes | 71 (10.3) | 43 (14.1) | 10 (6.0) | 14 (9.1) | 3 (5.4) | |
| Hypertension Stage | 0.02 | |||||
| Non-Hypertension | 487 (70.4) | 210 (68.9) | 134 (79.3) | 98 (63.6) | 39 (68.4) | |
| Hypertension | 205 (29.6) | 95 (31.1) | 35 (20.7) | 56 (36.4) | 18 (31.6) | |
| Body Mass Index | < 0.001 | |||||
| Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 67 (9.7) | 35 (11.5) | 10 (5.9) | 9 (5.8) | 12 (21.1) | |
| Normal (BMI 18.5–22.9) | 282 (40.8) | 109 (35.7) | 93 (55.0) | 54 (35.1) | 25 (43.9) | |
| Overweight (BMI 23.0–27.4) | 199 (28.8) | 81 (26.6) | 52 (30.8) | 51 (33.1) | 11 (19.3) | |
| Obese (BMI > = 27.5) | 144 (20.8) | 80 (26.2) | 14 (8.3) | 40 (26.0) | 9 (15.8) | |
Data analyzed using χ² test for categorical-to-categorical analysis