Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/5393
Title: Prevalence of byssinosis and respiratory symptoms among cotton mill workers
Authors: Altın, Remzi
Özkurt, Sibel
Fişekçi, Fatma
Çımrın, Arif Hikmet
Zencir, Mehmet
Sevinç, Can
Keywords: Byssinosis
Cotton dust
Prevalence
Textile industry
adult
article
byssinosis
controlled study
cotton dust
disease course
female
human
lung function test
major clinical study
male
prevalence
priority journal
questionnaire
spirometry
symptom
textile industry
worker
Adult
Age Distribution
Female
Gossypium
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Probability
Prognosis
Questionnaires
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Statistics, Nonparametric
Textile Industry
Turkey
Abstract: Background: While the prevalence of byssinosis is decreasing in industrialized countries and persists at high levels in developing countries, this prevalence is remaining constant in Turkey. Objective: In order to determine the effects of past cotton dust exposure on the respiratory tract, a total of 223 persons working in a cotton mill were included in this study. Methods: A questionnaire was used to inquire about respiratory symptoms. Participants underwent several spirometric measurements, which were performed on the 1st, 3rd and 5th day of the working week. Cotton dust measurements were performed in different divisions of the factory. Results: The most common respiratory symptom was chest tightness (20.3%). The prevalence of byssinosis was 14.2% in cotton-processing workers. Among these cases, 28.6% had symptoms on the 1st day of the week, and 71.4% had symptoms on all days of the week. An acute effect was seen in 53.6% of the workers with byssinosis. Mean respirable dust levels were between 0.095 and 0.413 mg/m3. Conclusions: In spite of technological improvements, respirable dust concentrations are still above the permissible limits, and thus the risk of byssinosis remains. Workers in the cotton industry where obsolete technology is used and standardized protection measures are not applied should be followed for byssinosis. Copyright © 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/5393
https://doi.org/10.1159/000049370
ISSN: 0025-7931
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