Indoor Air Quality and Perceived IAQ Symptoms at Small and Medium Food Enterprises in Malaysia
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https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10i31.6496Keywords:
Indoor air quality, Perceived IAQ symptoms, SME food industries, carbon dioxideAbstract
Workers in SME food industries are exposed to emissions from cooking processes that cause adverse health effects. This study evaluated the association of IAQ parameters in SME food industries with perceived IAQ symptoms. The most reported symptoms were fatigue, heavy-headedness, and headache. The study revealed significant associations between CO2 with fatigue symptoms (p = 0.0340), temperature with itching or burning eyes (p = 0.0111), and humidity with hoarse or dry throat symptom (p = 0.0013). The findings underscore the importance of addressing IAQ in SMEs cooking food industries to improve workers’ health and working conditions.
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