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معدل انتشار ومحددات الامراض المهنية في مدينة الناصرية في العام 2018
Author name:
صفاء خضير عباس
Supervisor name:
علي عبد سعدون الغزي | مسلم ناهي الهلالي
General topic:
Medicine
Specific topic:
Community Medicine
Degree:
Higher Diploma
University:
University of Thi-Qar - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Family And Community Medicine
Language:
English
University location:
Dhi Qar
First pages:
19T1664 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Background : Occupational diseases and work - related injuries are a significant public health problem with severe consequences for workers and society (disabilities, lost working time, medical care). It's a major epidemic problem in the field of public health in developing countries .Aims : 1. Assessment of general workers' health.2. Exploring the extent and determinants of the occupational diseases in Al - Nasiriyah province in 2018.Method and material : An analytical cross - sectional study for exploring the extent of occupational diseases which was conducted in Al Nasiriyah thermal electrical plant, cable plant and oil refinery in the Al Nasiriyah - city at 2018. A multistage cluster sampling method was conducted to recruit (369) workers. The data gathered by survey questionnaire and processed by statistical analysis.Results : The extents of the occupational diseases and occupational injuries were about 68.02% and 22.5% respectively with diseased to non - diseased ratio equal to (2.1 : 1) and injured to non - injured ratio equal to (0.29 : 1) among the workers in AL - Nasiriyah city in 2018. The highest extent (46.6%) was being within the (From 41 - 50 years) age group. The extents of the occupational diseases for the males and females were accounting for 75.3% and 31.1% respectively with the male : female ratio equal to 12.2 : 1. Binary Logistic Regression was done for adjusting the confounder factors for systematically classified occupational diseases. An odds ratio was equal to (19.1).Recommendations : Introducing the speciality of the occupational doctor in primary health care. Requesting from the medical committees in Thi Qar Governorate Council of Nasiriyah for the establishment of the (Thi - Qar Occupational Medical Centre) to promote the optimal occupational medical care.
