Study of occupational health hazards in sawmill workers in central India

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dc.contributor.authorAzmi, Unaizaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAzmi, Tanzeemen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-09T07:43:57Z
dc.date.available2020-04-09T07:43:57Z
dc.date.issued2020-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Occupational lung diseases are occurring at an increasingly significant level in India and the prevalence is particularly high in sawmill workers. The present study evaluated effects of sawdust on the lung functions of sawmill workers.Methods: In this prevalence study, 50 sawmill workers and equal number of age-sex matched controls were enrolled. Pulmonary function test parameters of all the participants were recorded by spirometry. Relevant comparisons were drawn between the groups.Results: Mean FVC of cases was 3.02±0.68 litres and of controls was 3.39±0.56 litres. Mean FEV1 of cases was 2.28±0.79 litres and of controls was 2.76±0.61 litres. Mean FEV1/FVC ratio of cases was 74.22±12.92% and of controls was 80.81±7.83. Mean PEFR of cases was 6.44±1.45 litres/second and of controls was 7.18±1.15 litres/second. Mean FEF 25-75 % of cases was 3.06±0.83 litres/second and of controls 3.53±0.71 litres/second. All the results were statistically significant (p<0.05).Conclusions: Sawmill workers are more vulnerable to respiratory impairment due to saw-dust exposure in the workplace environment. Efforts are recommended to control the levels of dust to within safe occupational limits.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsConsultant, Amrit Hospital, Sowcarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM IST, Kattankulathur,en_US
dc.identifier.citationAzmi Unaiza, Azmi Tanzeem. Study of occupational health hazards in sawmill workers in central India. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2020 Apr; 7(4): 661-665en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/194657
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20201118en_US
dc.subjectLung functionsen_US
dc.subjectOccupational healthen_US
dc.subjectSawmill workersen_US
dc.subjectSpirometryen_US
dc.subjectSaw dusten_US
dc.titleStudy of occupational health hazards in sawmill workers in central Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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