Industrial ocular morbidity in a north Indian town.
Indian J Public Health
;
1998 Apr-Jun; 42(2): 29-33
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109367
ABSTRACT
A study on industrial ocular morbidity was carried out in 6 industrial establishments at Saharanpur. The mean age of the respondents was 35.3 years. 58.2% were regular floor staff. 10.6% professed suffering from an industrial ocular injury. 60% of these injuries were sustained by ocular metallic trauma. 51.9% complained of ocular symptoms at the time of the survey. The frequency of ocular complaints increased with age. The point prevalence of ocular morbidity was 746.03/1000 industrial workers. Refractive errors were the commonest ocular condition (56.7%) observed, followed by Trachoma (32.6%). The highest prevalence of morbidity was recorded among workers above 44 years. Clerical and managerial personnel had higher prevalence compared to other jobs. Only 3.6% of the floor workers were using protective devices while on the job.
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Asunto principal:
Anciano
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Humanos
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Accidentes de Trabajo
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Lesiones Oculares
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Prevalencia
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Estudios Transversales
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Adolescente
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Distribución por Edad
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Adulto
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Dispositivos de Protección de los Ojos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Public Health
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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