Table 2 Health history of brick kiln workers.
Health history | Control | Workers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Percentage | N | Percentage | |
Bone pain | 0 | 0 | 105 | 35 |
Fever | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.6 |
Chest tightness | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.6 |
Shortness of breath | 0 | 0 | 49 | 16.3 |
Stomach problem | 11 | 5.5 | 40 | 13.3 |
Cough | 3 | 1.5 | 39 | 13 |
Asthma | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11 |
Kidney problem | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 |
Allergy | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5.3 |
Urination problem | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 |
Stomach ulcer | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Hepatitis | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.6 |
Heart problem | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 |
BP issues | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.3 |
Leg pain | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Weakness | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 |
Anemia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.6 |
Headache | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 |
Anxiety | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 |
Eyesight problem | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 |
Obesity | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 |
Deafness | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Joints pain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Cold | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 |
Diabetes | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0.6 |
Flu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 |
Tiredness | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 |
Throat problem | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 |
Migraine | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 |
Piles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Depression | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Shivering | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Jaundice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Aggressiveness | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Thyroid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Lesions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Numbness | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Arm pain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
Bleeding from nose | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
No | 170 | 85 | 48 | 16 |
Medication | ||||
Yes | 22 | 15 | 27 | 9 |
No | 8 | 4 | 225 | 75 |
No need | 170 | 85 | 48 | 16 |
