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Assessment of Lung Function among Wool Textile Workers in Al-Nassiriya Industry | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 252-256 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Basim Hussian Bahir; Majed Mohan Al-Hamami; Munther Kamel Audua AL-Sadawy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Chronic exposure to wool dust is related to specific respiratory symptoms, due to high ambient dust concentration and the observed adverse effects on lung function. Objective: to assess the pulmonary function of wool textile workers. Methodology: A cross-section study which included 689 workers was studied at departments of Al-Nassiriya wool industry south of Iraq. Spirometric assessment was done by measuring forced expiratory volume during first second, forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume during first second / forced vital capacity ratio for each workers by simple spirometry. Results: pulmonary function test was abnormal for 16.6% of the sample, and 74.5% of workers with abnormal lung function were above 40 years of age. Conclusion: The percentage of workers with abnormal lung functions is significantly related to the duration of employment. Abbreviations: FVC: Forced expiratory Volume, FEV1: Forced expiratory Volume in 1 second, COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Key words: pulmonary function test, spirometry | ||
| Keywords | ||
| pulmonary function test; spirometry | ||
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