Epidemiology, Risk assessment, Occupational medicine, Air Pollution, Respiratory disorders
Abstract
To calculate the risk of developing respiratory disorders among workers in Diwaniya, three occupational settings were included and a retrospective cohort studies were applied in two of them, while a case control study was applied in the third. Among workers exposed to air pollution by sand and cement in construction settings the relative risk was 3 times the risk among non exposed, the attributable risk was 12 more, and the attributable risk percent was 66.67%. Among workers exposed to air pollution by particulates of carbon and talc in rubber industry, the risks were: 6.67 times, 56.66 more, and 85.01% respectively. While among workers exposed to dust of cotton in textile factory the odd ratio was 12 times that of those not exposed.
More supervision and revitalization of enactments related to work is needed and proper preventive health measures are to be applied for each setting.
