Morbidity of textile industry workers in Kaunas

Ustinavičienė, Rūta; Piešinė, Loreta

doi:10.3390/medicina43060062

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“…4,6,8,17,18 Present study showed respiratory tract infection 12.3% and acid peptic disease 7.3%, this was also in accordance with the study done in Rajasthan among textile workers males and females in 2005. 3 In this study on examination, 40% of the study subjects had refractive error, which is higher compared to other studies. This has to be addressed at the earliest as most (68%) of the workers were involved in fine work (stitching).…”

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“…This not only affects their personal health and family but also the productivity of the company in the long run. 1,3 More than half of the study subjects had abnormal PEFR. This is high compared to the study done among textile workers in Karachi both genders in 2009.…”

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“…The morbidities also increased with age and sex; morbidity among women was 1.5 higher than among men. 3 Another case control study reported the that aches (19.4%), respiratory (12.1%) and fever (7.7%), was higher in textile workers than in the comparative group. 4 A cross sectional study done at Wardha reported that chronic bronchitis, eosinophilia 19.8%, iron deficiency anemia, refractive errors, upper respiratory tract infection, low back pain were common in this group of workers.…”

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Pattern of morbidity among female textile workers in Puducherry, South India

Punitha¹,

Subitha²,

Roy³

2016

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Introduction: The Indian textile industry is one of the largest in the world and accounts for 21% of the total employment generated in the Indian economy. 1 The current burden of occupational health diseases is estimated to be around 18 million cases. 2 Objectives: To study the pattern of diseases which are common among textile workers. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted among 179 women working in a textile industry in Puducherry. After obtaining informed consent, data was collected using a structured questionnaire. This was followed by systemic examination of Sensory systems (visual acuity testing using Snellen's chart, hearing tests using Tuning fork), Respiratory system (using Peak Expiratory Flow Meter) and Musculoskeletal system (Straight leg raising test and others). Data was analyzed using SPSS version 19:IBM. Results: 70% of the participants belonged to the age group 21-40 years and more than half of the women were employed for 5-9 yrs. One fourth of the subjects had complaints of musculoskeletal problems such as joint pain, myalgia and chronic low backache. Respiratory infections and other complaints were also reported. Nearly 40% of the study subjects had myopia, 3% had abnormality in hearing and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate was reduced in 53% of cases. Conclusion: The present study shows that myopia is common among the workers, along with abnormal lung function, which indicates a need for, preplacement and periodic medical examination to rule out ophthalmic and pulmonary morbidities.

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Pattern of morbidity among female textile workers in Puducherry, South India

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2016

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“…Injuries were more frequent among men compared to women ([9.90 and 6.57 cases/100 workers/year], respectively [P < 0.05]). [14] Poland In a series of experiments performed in the Central Institute of Work Protection, Warsaw, Irena Franszczuk found that a noise band of median frequency of 4000 Hz and level 80-85 dB prolonged average simple reaction time in comparison with the average reaction time in silence. The simple reaction time measure was closely connected with the subjective feeling of annoyance.…”

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Noise and Performance: Research in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Newly Independent States

Belojević

2013

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Researches on noise and performance in central and Eastern Europe and South-East Europe countries and Newly Independent States have been performed in last 40 years in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics, Russia, Serbia and Yugoslavia, mainly at universities in the capitals. In laboratory studies the effects of noise have been studied on vigilance, visual performance, attention, information perception and processing, reaction time, short term memory and spatial reasoning. The field studies focused on the relation between chronic exposure to community noise and children's behavior and executive functioning (EF) and between industrial noise and occupational injuries. These studies were mainly complementary to the studies in Western Europe.

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“…It was more concentrated on general health aspects with lack of attention to skin problems. According to the authors, the morbidity is not very high -1.94 sick leave cases in men and 2.29 in women per 100 workers a year (7). The Lithuanian Registry of Occupational Skin Diseases reports that throughout all occupational fields there were only 4 cases of occupational skin diseases in 2013 (8).…”

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Garment industry in Lithuania: a study of self-reported dermatological problems

Naruševičiūtė-Skripkienė¹,

Moskalionė²,

Audickaitė³

et al. 2015

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Background. According to our knowledge, there are no official medical statistics about skin problems of Lithuanian textile workers. The aim of the study is to evaluate work related skin problems in this occupational field, their character, and what alterations if any can be carried out.Materials and methods. A self-reported anonymous survey was carried out in 12 randomly selected textile factories from 6 cities of Lithuania in 2013-2014. Data were analyzed by SPSS v21.0.Results. 91% of all the employees (551) were females with the mean experience in textile industry of 14.2 years (SD 7.2). The majority (63%) of the respondents were sewing machine operators. The most commonly mentioned risk factors were textile (89.7%) and dust (36.8%) containing different chemical substances that we did not analyze in our study. 83.1% of the respondents had no air conditioning systems at their working place. Atopic skin diseases were declared by 165(30%) workers. 208(37.7%) participants complained about skin problems. Dermatological treatment was received by 190(91.4%) respondents (topical corticosteroids, antibiotics and emollients) and was effective in 74.7% of all cases. Almost all of the respondents (97%) declared having no training about occupational skin problems and skin protection measures during apprenticeship, though 59% of them pointed out it would be desirable. Still, the usage of emollients at work is rather high -76.6%.Conclusions. Our study highlighted that improvement is needed in pre-occupational councelling and working conditions.

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Morbidity of textile industry workers in Kaunas

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Pattern of morbidity among female textile workers in Puducherry, South India

Pattern of morbidity among female textile workers in Puducherry, South India

Noise and Performance: Research in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Newly Independent States

Garment industry in Lithuania: a study of self-reported dermatological problems

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