Awareness and safety practices regarding occupational hazards of dyestuff industrial workers of Vatva industries, Ahmedabad
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Dyestuff industries have growing market in India. India’s dye industry produces every type of dyes and pigments and production of dyestuff and pigments in India is close to 80,000 tones. Objectives: (1) To assess the health and sociodemographic profile of workers, (2) to give an overview on occupational hazards and personal protective equipment (PPE), and (3) to assess the knowledge and practices of workers after educational intervention. Materials and Methods: An educational interventional study was conducted among dyestuff industrial workers of Vatva industries, Ahmedabad, during January to April 2015. Pretested Performa was used for the study after informed consent of workers. Results: Out of 142 industrial workers of dyestuff industries, 118 (83.1%) were male. Mean age of workers was 29.9 ± 8.5. Mean duration of working hour of workers was 9.1 ± 2.2. The majority of the workers have habits of Pan-Masala (96, 67.6%). Mean of working years in dyestuff industries of workers was 6.8 ± 3.9. Most of the workers (78, 54.9%) were suffered from malaria in the last 6 months. A significant difference was found between pre- and post-test score of knowledge and practices of workers (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Overall, pre-test score was 42.3 and post-test score was 65.1. There was a significant difference between pre- and post-test score (P < 0.0001) of awareness regarding different occupational hazards and personal hygienic and utilization practices of PPE.
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Kapil GovaniJ, Kaushik K Lodhiya
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- DOI 10.5455/ijmsph.2017.0956024012017
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