Occupational health hazards and use of personal protective equipment among auto mechanics in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

Khadka, Rabina; Pandey, Indira; Gautam, Laxmi

doi:10.3126/ijosh.v11i1.33495

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“…This is comparable to 44.6 years reported by Saliu et al [27] in a similar study from Nigeria. The mean age of the study participants was lower than 28.6 years reported in a study done in Nepal [28]. All the participants in this study were males which is similar to report of study by Ozomata et al [29].…”

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“…The proportion of automobile mechanics that regularly used overall protective coat or wear while working was 50%. This is comparable to 49.3%% reported in Nepal [ 28 ], but higher than 40% reported by Ozomata et al [ 29 ] in a previous Nigerian study and 27% reported among vehicle repair artisans in a study done in Ghana [ 30 ]. Majority of the automobile mechanics in this study sucked petrol directly with their mouth and frequently used petrol to wash their hands to remove oil residue when repairing vehicles.…”

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Cardiovascular risk factors and kidney function among automobile mechanic and their association with serum heavy metals in Southwest Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

Adejumo,

Enikuomehin,

Ogunleye

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Introduction The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is huge due to its associated morbidity, mortality and adverse socio-economic impact. Environmental pollution as a risk factor contributes significantly to the burden of CVD, especially in the low and middle income countries. One of the effective strategies to reduce CVD burden is to prevent or detect cardiovascular risk factors early in at-risk population. This study determined some cardiovascular risk factors, kidney function, and their association with heavy metals among automobile mechanics. Method This was a cross-sectional study involving 162 automobile mechanics and 81 age and sex matched controls. Serum levels of lead, cadmium and some cardiovascular risks were assessed and compared in the two groups. Associations between serum lead, cadmium and some cardiovascular risks were determined using correlation analysis. P value of <0.05 was taken as significant. Results The mean ages of the automobile mechanics and controls were 47.27±9.99 years and 48.94±10.34 years, respectively. The prevalence of elevated serum cadmium was significantly higher in the automobile mechanics (25.9% vs 7.9%; p = <0.001). The significant cardiovascular risk factors in the automobile mechanics vs controls were elevated total cholesterol (32.1% vs 18.5%; p = 0.017), hyperuricemia (20.4% vs 1.2%; p = <0.001), elevated blood glucose (16.0% vs 4.9% p = 0.013); and alcohol use (55.1% vs 30.0%; p = 0.001). Among the automobile mechanics, there were significant positive correlations between serum cadmium, atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) (p = 0.024; r = 0.382) and triglyceride (p = 0.020; r = 0.391). Significant positive correlation was found between serum lead and neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (NGAL) (p = <0.001; r = 0.329). There were significant positive correlation between serum cadmium level, AIP (p = 0.016; r = 0.373) and TG (p = 0.004; r = 0.439); between serum lead and NGAL in all the study participants (p = 0.005; r = 0.206). Conclusion Automobile mechanics have notable exposure to heavy metals and a higher prevalence of some cardiovascular risk factors. Health education and sensitisation as well as policies that would regulate exposure of persons to heavy metals should be implemented in Nigeria.

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