Pulmonary functions in ARC-welders in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

East African Medical Journal
G E ErhaborO B Obembe

Abstract

To investigate the occupational effects of Arc-welding on small scale welders in Modakeke, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. A community-based, cross-sectional study. A semi-urban area Modakeke, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. A semi-urban area with a population of about 300,000 (three hundred thousand). Forty four Arc-welders in Modakeke, Ile-Ife and fifty age and sex-matched controls working in the Maintenance Department of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires adapted from the Medical Research Council, UK respiratory questionnaire with some modifications were administered to all subjects and controls. Physical examination and lung function tests were also carried out on all subjects and controls. Occupational-related symptoms of welders and controls were compared. Ventilatory function of welders and controls were also compared using the Student's 't'-test. Chi-square was adopted to test the strength of relationship between smoking and lung function abnormalities. The most frequent symptoms found among the subjects were eye irritation (95.43%), rhinitis (50.09%) and skin irritation (43.19%). The arc-welders were found to have characteristically lower lung function parameters than controls (p < 0.05). Ten (22.7%) of the su...Continue Reading

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Aug 17, 2010·Annals of African Medicine·Olufemi O DesaluPatrick O Oluboyo
Apr 13, 2013·Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Nateshan BhumikaZile Singh
Jan 28, 2019·The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine·Younes MehrifarHamideh Pirami
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Mar 12, 2020·Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons·Bamidele Adetokunbo FamurewaGregory Efosa Erhabor

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