■种子加工工人暴露于种子加工过程中产生的灰尘颗粒,这会对他们的呼吸健康产生不利影响。目的:估计Hooghly地区种子加工工人的呼吸道发病率和模式,西孟加拉邦,印度,并探讨其使用呼吸个人防护装备(PPE)。
■从2022年12月至2023年2月,在5家种子加工厂中进行了横断面观察研究。使用与种群大小成比例的概率来选择种子加工厂,并使用简单的随机抽样来选择选定工厂的工人,从而选择了129名工人。关于社会人口特征的数据,职业概况,物质使用模式,呼吸PPE使用,并通过结构化访谈收集呼吸道症状.使用手持式台式肺活量计(RMSHelios401)进行肺活量测定以评估呼吸功能。
■52.7%的参与者报告至少一种慢性呼吸道症状,根据肺活量测定结果,17.1%有明显的呼吸道发病率,大多数具有限制性模式(10.1%)。多变量回归分析显示,与呼吸道发病率相关的因素包括暴露工作年限增加[1.10(1.021.18)],不规律使用呼吸PPE[4.36(1.2215.57)],和小学或以下教育水平[6.09(1.3826.98)]。
■该研究强调了种子加工工人中呼吸道症状和发病率的高患病率。它强调在该行业中实施有效的呼吸保护措施和提高对职业性肺部疾病的认识的重要性。需要进一步的研究和干预措施来改善种子加工工人的呼吸健康和福祉。
UNASSIGNED: Seed processing workers are exposed to dust particles generated during the processing of seeds, which can have adverse effects on their respiratory health. Aim: to estimate the prevalence and patterns of respiratory morbidity among
seed processing workers in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India, and to explore their use of respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE).
UNASSIGNED: A cross sectional observational study was conducted in 5
seed processing plants from December 2022 to February 2023. A sample size of 129 workers was selected using probability proportionate to population size to select
seed processing plants and simple random sampling to select workers at selected plants. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, occupational profile, substance use patterns, respiratory PPE use, and respiratory symptoms were collected through structured interviews. Spirometry was performed with a hand held tabletop spirometer (RMS Helios 401) to assess respiratory function.
UNASSIGNED: 52.7% of participants reported at least one chronic respiratory symptom, while 17.1% had evident respiratory morbidity based on spirometry results, with most having restrictive patterns (10.1%). Multivariable regression analysis revealed that factors associated with respiratory morbidity included increasing work years of exposure [1.10 (1.02 1.18)], irregular use of respiratory PPE [4.36 (1.22 15.57)], and primary or below education level [6.09 (1.38 26.98)].
UNASSIGNED: The study highlights the high prevalence of respiratory symptoms and morbidity among seed processing workers. It emphasizes the importance of implementing effective respiratory protection measures and raising awareness about occupational lung diseases in this industry. Further research and interventions are needed to improve the respiratory health and well being of
seed processing workers.