Assessment of respiratory health profile in cooks of roadside Dhaba’s (diner) around the national highway of Nashik district
Journal Title: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction The health hazards in the unorganized sector especially in Dhabas kitchen workers could be more attributing to both indoor pollution like fuel methods of cooking with improper ventilation Outdoor air pollution due to the highway also makes the working condition even more difficult for these workers So present study was planned to assess the respiratory health profile of Dhabas cooks other workersAim To assess respiratory function in the cooks non cooks workers of the Dhabas and comparing their lung function testMaterials and Methods the present crosssectional study included 105 Dhaba workers from 18 Dhabas on national highway 3 with 38 being kitchen workers 67 being a nonkitchen worker Interview technique for respiratory health profile questionnaire followed by pulmonary function test by spirometry was used for data collectionResults Difference in pulmonary function test was found statistically insignificant in both the groups Stratified analysis in smokers nonsmokers groups it was statistically higher in smoker control group compared to smoker study group pConclusion None of the parameters from pulmonary function test came significant which could be due to the duration of the exposure that would be not significant to pose any health problems But it will not rule out the fact that the indoor air pollution irrespective of tandoor cooking or normal gasstove cooking all have ascertain inclination for causing respiratory alterationKeywords Dhabas cooks Kitchen Air pollution Occupational health
Authors and Affiliations
Ashok Jaykumar Vankudre, Bharat Sunil Sharma
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- DOI 10.18231/2454-6712.2018.0013
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