Prevalence of respiratory disorders among primary aluminum workers, and their relation to the duration of exposure and smoking habits
المؤلفون المشاركون
Abu Faddan, Halah H.
Zayit, Husayn H.
Shaban, Lamya H.
Iwis, Ashraf A.
al-Ghazzali, Shayma A.
المصدر
Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice
العدد
المجلد 1، العدد 3 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 61-66، 6ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2016-12-31
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Introduction and study methods A cross‑sectional study was conducted to describe the pattern of respiratory disorders and some associated risk factors among 260 aluminum‑exposed workers and 80 nonexposed workers.
Data were collected by a respiratory symptoms questionnaire.
Spirometry and chest radiography were performed on all participants.
Results The aluminum‑exposed workers suffered significantly more from chronic cough, phlegm, wheezes and breathlessness (34.2, 42.3, 42.3 and 36.9%, respectively) compared with nonexposed workers (P < 0.05).
Mean values of spirometric measurements regarding FVC%, FEV1%, FEV1/FVC and PEF25–75% as percentages of predicted were significantly lower among exposed workers (84.15 ± 15.02, 88.77 ± 17.65, 106.15 ± 14.72 and 81.34 ± 29.1, respectively) compared with nonexposed workers (P < 0.05).The interpretation of chest radiographies revealed that abnormal chest rdaiographies were significantly more predominant in exposed workers than in the nonexposed group (P < 0.05).
There was a significantly higher occurrence of asthma among exposed workers (8.1%) compared with nonexposed workers (1.2%), with P value 0.03.
The prevalence of respiratory symptoms, abnormal ventilatory function measurements and abnormal radiographies were higher among the exposed workers who were smokers and in those with duration of exposure of more than 25 years.
Conclusion The occurrence of respiratory symptoms, airway diseases, ventilatory function abnormalities and abnormal rdaiographies were higher among the exposed workers, especially those who were smokers and had a duration of exposure of more than 25 years.
For prevention of these hazards, general and personal measurements must be performed, for example, engineering, personal protective equipments and more medical care for workers (pre‑employment and periodic medical examinations).
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Abu Faddan, Halah H.& Zayit, Husayn H.& Shaban, Lamya H.& Iwis, Ashraf A.& al-Ghazzali, Shayma A.. 2016. Prevalence of respiratory disorders among primary aluminum workers, and their relation to the duration of exposure and smoking habits. Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice،Vol. 1, no. 3, pp.61-66.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Abu Faddan, Halah H.…[et al.]. Prevalence of respiratory disorders among primary aluminum workers, and their relation to the duration of exposure and smoking habits. Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice Vol. 1, no. 3 (Dec. 2016), pp.61-66.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Abu Faddan, Halah H.& Zayit, Husayn H.& Shaban, Lamya H.& Iwis, Ashraf A.& al-Ghazzali, Shayma A.. Prevalence of respiratory disorders among primary aluminum workers, and their relation to the duration of exposure and smoking habits. Journal of Current Medical Research and Practice. 2016. Vol. 1, no. 3, pp.61-66.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-760444
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 66
رقم السجل
BIM-760444
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر