Samson Wakuma Abaya

This version is not peer-reviewed. Belay Gezahegn Chamo  *,Meaza Gezu Shentema,Samson Wakuma Abaya,Walelign Erkalo Kabato,Mulugeta Ayalew Eshete,Abera Kumie Takele Belay Gezahegn Chamo  *,Meaza Gezu Shentema,Samson Wakuma Abaya,Walelign Erkalo Kabato,Mulugeta Ayalew Eshete,Abera Kumie Takele This version is not peer-reviewed. Injera baking in Ethiopia involves labor-intensive work in high-temperature environ-ments, raising concerns about occupational heat stress.

1. Introduction Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has globally spread rapidly, causing increased death tolls and devastating social, economic, and political crises. It is well-acknowledged that non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have played an important role in flattening the epidemic curve, although the effects were not sustained, and the curve increased later in the pandemic [1].

PLOS ONE, Jul 2023 Background Occupational respiratory disorders are a major global public health concern among workers exposed to dust particles in dust-generating workplaces. Despite fragmented research findings on the magnitude of respiratory problems and the lack of a national occupational respiratory disease recording and reporting system at the Ethiopian factory, the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among factory workers were unknown.