Occupational Asthma Prevalence among Migrant Workers Attending Shuaiba Industrial Medical Center in Kuwait

Author:

Alhadlaq Hussah Waleed1,Ateeq Alanoud2,Shayea Abdulaziz M. F.34,Gasana Janvier1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, Kuwait University, Safat 13110, Kuwait

2. Shuaiba Medical Industrial Center, Occupational Health Department, Ministry of Health, Ahmadi 47005, Kuwait

3. Departments of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait City 12037, Kuwait

4. Departments of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Kuwait University, Kuwait City 12037, Kuwait

Abstract

Specific work environments, such as exposure to chemicals emitted during industrial processes, are related to occupational asthma. From 1985 to 2012, Kuwait was expected to have the highest asthma prevalence rate among Middle East nations, at 15%. This cross-sectional study was conducted using secondary data from occupational health physicians’ records in the Shuaiba Industrial Medical Center (SIMC) extracted and analyzed using SPSS. Chi-square test and logistic regression were used to check the association between risk factors and bronchial asthma (BA). The data sample size was 3478 in 2018 and 3807 in 2019. In 2018, BA had a significant relationship with age categories, work year groups, and determinants of fitness. Migrant workers above 51 years of age had a high risk of developing BA (p-value = 0.012). There was a high risk of developing BA in workers who worked > 21 years (p-value < 0.001) and in workers who worked between 11 and 20 years (p-value = 0.042). Overweight workers had a risk of developing BA (p-value = 0.042). In 2019, BA had an associated relationship with age categories and determinants of fitness. Workers above 51 years of age had about a 39% risk of developing BA (p-value = 0.009). Otherwise, the BMI, working year groups, marital status, and smoking status had no association with BA. In conclusion, BA is prevalent among migrant workers at the SIMC. Long hours, low income, and a lack of PPE are just a few of the issues that migrant workers have been exposed to, raising their risk of poor health.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management

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