2014, Number 2
Some clinical and epidemiological aspects in workers exposure to dust in the mosaic factory of Puerto Padre
Kuper HS, Rivera DC
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Language: Spanish
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Page: 21-26
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ABSTRACT
A descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study was realized in workers exposed to inorganic dust (silica and silicates) in the mosaic factory 'Batalla de Baraguá ' of the municipality of Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province, in June 2009. The sample consisted of the total workforce in the factory worked in that period. To obtain information it was used the questionnaire of respiratory symptoms of the British Research Council, and performed a thorough physical examination with emphasis on the respiratory tract. The data were emptied in a database created for this purpose and the statistical processing was done with SPSS version 11.5. The main variables included were age, sex, occupation, exposure time, smoking, respiratory symptoms and signs, use of personal protective equipment and preventive check-ups. Among the main results showed that sex was male prevailed and dominated the age groups of 45-49 years and 50 and over, the most common occupations were integral aides, assistants and operators, and most workers stood at exposure times between 1-3 years, and 4-6 years. Only three workers reported personal medical history, the majority of workers smoking practice, only two workers reported respiratory symptoms and none had signs on physical examination, and most cases personal protection used nor are they performed periodic medical checkupREFERENCES
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