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ArticleScientific reports2025

Prevalence of occupational respiratory disease and its determinants among workers in major industrial sectors in Malaysia in 2023.

Muhamad Syazni Asraff, Meram Azzani, Mohd Ridzuan Anuar, Ahmad Faiz Azhari Noor, Ahmad Fitri Abdullah Hair, Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia, Mohd Supian Hassan, Siti Munira Yasin

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Muhamad Syazni AsraffPublic Health Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Meram AzzaniPublic Health Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia. dr_memeazzani@yahoo.com.
Mohd Ridzuan AnuarOccupational Health Division, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Human Resource, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Ahmad Faiz Azhari NoorOccupational Health Division, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Human Resource, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Ahmad Fitri Abdullah HairOccupational Health Division, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Human Resource, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Ayu Suriawaty BahkiaIndah Water Konsortium Ltd, Kuala Lumpur, 50490, Malaysia.
Mohd Supian HassanPharmaniaga Logistics Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, 40000, Selangor, Malaysia.
Siti Munira YasinPublic Health Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Sungai Buloh, 47000, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Abstract

In Malaysia, rapid industrial growth has increased workers' exposure to occupational respiratory hazards which consequently leads to an increase in the prevalence of occupational respiratory disease (ORD) among workers. Therefore, this study aims to fill this gap by investigating the prevalence of ORD and its determinants among workers. This is a cross-sectional study utilizing secondary data from the National Occupational Disease and Prevention 2023 (NODIP) database involving a total of 111,028 participants. Suspected ORD was defined by the British Medical Research Council (BMRC) questionnaire criteria. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized in this study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to find the determinants of ORD. The overall prevalence of ORD was found to be 8.7%. Most of studied factors were significant determinants of ORD. However, the factors of highest odds ratio (OR) were working in the mining and quarrying (AOR: 14.81; 95% CI: 11.74-18.68; p < 0.001), being of Malaysian nationality (AOR: 4.48; 95% CI: 3.78-5.32; p < 0.001) and working more than 12 hours per day (AOR: 2.18; 95% CI: 1.94-2.45, p < 0.001). The findings of this study highlight the importance of regular assessment of the risk of exposure to noxious agents in the workplace and to develop measures for preventing potential adverse effects.

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Occupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureRespiratory Tract DiseasesAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndustryMalaysiaMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultDeterminantsMajor industrial sectorsMalaysiaOccupational respiratory diseasePrevalence

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