Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2016

Study of respiratory function tests in young adult male textile mill workers.

Dr Anjali Date, Dr Pradeep S Baji

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 Background :The textile industry has a unique place throughout the world. The industry provides cloth, one of the basic necessities of life and employment to millions of people. Byssinosis is a chronic disabling disease which does not show any characteristic physical and X–ray signs in initial stages. Taking into consideration the large number of workers involved in textile mills and high incidence of Byssinosis progressing to COPD, we thought, assessment of respiratory functions may help to identify the pulmonary dysfunction at early stages, so as to take appropriate measures to prevent disabling complications of cotton dust exposure in workers. Material & Methods : The present study was conducted in 242 males of Jamshri Textile mill, Solapur. 164 male workers served as cases and 78 males served as controls. Controls were totally healthy, age matched and selected from the clerical department of the mill and were not exposed to cotton dust. Subjects were in the age groups ranged from 20–39yrs. After screening all were subjected to Respiratory function test (RFT). The results were analysed using students unpaired T–test. Results : Young male workers showed highly significant reduction in FVC, FEVI, PEFR, FEF 0.2, FEF 25% and MVV in textile mill workers. This table shows highly significant decrease in FVC, FEVI, PEFR, FEF 0.2–1.2, FEF 25% and MVV and significant decrease in FEF 25–75% and FEF 50%. Conclusion: The present study on respiratory function in young textile mill workers showed that exposure to cotton dust is definitely an occupational hazard. Initially large airways and then small airways show obstructive changes. Management should be advised to hold a pre–employment examination of a worker to detect overall health status and especially the status of respiratory functions. A regular periodic assessment of workers in the industry should be done for the detection of respiratory dysfunction.

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Dr Anjali Date, Dr Pradeep S Baji, Study of respiratory function tests in young adult male textile mill workers., Indian Journal of Applied Research,Volume : 6 | Issue : 12 | December 2016

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