Prevalence and risk factors of work - related health problems among stone saw workers in west Bank - Palestine /
عوامل الخطورة و معدل انتشار الامراض المهنية عند عمال مناشير الحجر فى الضفة الغربية - فلسطين
Hatim Mahmoud Jaber ; Supervised Mona Soliman Mohamed , Omaima Kamel Elsalamoni , Amal Mohamed Kamal Elsafty
- Cairo : Hatim Mahmoud Jaber , 2015
- 179 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Community Medicine
For years stone quarrying especially stone saw workshops have been known as highly hazardous work, whereby workers are affected by many debilitating occupational health hazards and diseases. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of work related health problems among palestinian stone cutting workers, and to investigate the association of the work conditions and risk factors to specific outcomes, which are work - related diseases like noise induced hearing loss (NIHL), pulmonary function impairment (PFI), dermatoses and musculoskeletal disorders as well as injuries. During April - June 2012, analytical cross - sectional study of 259 male workers, who were available at all stone-saw workshops (n = 42) located around the valley between Nablus and Tulkarm in the northern part of west Bank, palestine, were evaluated through interviews structured questionnaire, detailed history and clinical examination: occupational audiometry, spirometry, skin inspection and musculoskeletal disorders were performed. Environmental measurements were performed in form of noise level meter and air sampling