Lighting and its effects on health status of female workers in a sewing factory-Iraq

A clinico-epidemiological study was under taken to evaluate the effect of light on the health status of 404 female workers [SG] in a modern sewing factory. 95.8% of the work places occupied by workers showed an illumination level below the lower limit of the Iraqi standard illumination level [ISIL].63.3% of SG were found to have defective visual acuity [DVA]. 38.6% of SG had defective distant vision [DVD] and defective near vision [DNV]. 11.9% of the SG had defective distant vision [DSV] only and 12.9% of them had defective near vision [DNV- only]. No significant difference was found between types of work regarding DDV [P>o.o5] DNV [P<0.001]