SURVEY OF DERMATITIS CASES DUE TO CEMENT IN SUFFIAN CEMENT FACTORY

Volume: 45 Number: 3 September 1, 2006
  • Effat Khodaeıanı
  • Mehdi Amırnıa
  • Shahla Babaınejad
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SURVEY OF DERMATITIS CASES DUE TO CEMENT IN SUFFIAN CEMENT FACTORY

Abstract

Background and objectives: Cement as an important factor for extension and development of the industries, towns and housing is of utmost importance. Nowadays, there are 12 major cement factories with 10000 workers in our country.Dermatitis is the most significant disease prevalented in such factories and the aim of this study is to determine the rate of dermatitis cases due to cement and to diagnose their causes and existing predisposing factors that are useful in treatment of the patients and prevention of the disease Material and method : In this study, 542 workers of TABRIZ suffian cement factory were studied average ages were from 21 to 60 years old. Survey variables include work period the way of contact with cement, primary location of lesion appearance, predisposing factors the relation between the creation of dermatitis and worker's working environment in the factory and the relation between the work period and the disease creation and prevalence percentage of dermatitis.To complete this survey we prepared some questionnaires which were answered by the factory workers. Results: According to the obtained results, 153 workers out of 542 were affected with dermatitis (28.2 %). The most affected area in these patients were their palms. Furthermore, there is a meaningful relation between the worker`s working location and the rate of dermatitis appearance. To prove this fact we can take the workers of loading center into considera, 62.5 % of them had been affected with dermatitis and there was also a direct relation between their work period and disease prevalence in the factory. Conclusion: High prevalence rate of dermatitis due to cement is because of disobeying the work hygene and safety rules in the factory and the existence of several allergens in cement.To decrease the rate of danger , accurate sanitation rules are necessary and can be helpful .

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Effat Khodaeıanı

Mehdi Amırnıa

Shahla Babaınejad

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September 1, 2006

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September 1, 2006

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Year 1970 Volume: 45 Number: 3

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1.Effat Khodaeıanı, Mehdi Amırnıa, Shahla Babaınejad. SUFFIAN ÇİMENTO FABRİKASINDA ÇİMENTO’YA BAĞLI DERMATİT OLGULARINI İNCELEYEN BİR GÖZLEM ÇALIŞMASI. EJM [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;45(3):179-83. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78YZ22MX

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