A Post-examination Health Care Status of Workers with Noise Induced Hearing Loss in Manufacturing Factories / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
; : 272-281, 1996.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-131364
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
The number of workers with noise induced hearing loss which comprise 56.9% in the total number of workers with work-related diseases in Korea of 1994, are becoming in position of the most serious problem. Periodic health examination system which was introduced for health care of workers on hazardous workplace has played important role in health care and the prevention of work-related diseases. The goal of periodic health examination may be obtained when we not only discover occupational disease, but also control them effectively. To study the post-examination health status of workers with noise induced hearing loss diagnosed from 1991 to 1994 in the periodic health examination, all 154 workers in 102 manufacturing factories in Banwol and Siwha industrial complex were reviewed. ' 1. Among 154 workers, 87 workers (56.5%) were changed to different department, 67 workers (43. 5%) remained in the same department. 2. Among 102 workplaces, only 23 workplaces (22.9%) 'had changed their working environment while 79 workplaces (77.1%) did not. 3. In this study, post-examination health care of the workers diagnosed as noise induced-hearing loss had significant correlated with the presence of health care manager, Industrial Health and Safety Committee in workplace and size of industry. The improvement of working environment is also closely related with the presence of health care manager in workplace. 4. Among 154 respondents, 3 Wkers(l. 9%) had received! compensationwhile 151; workers(98.1%) did not. 5. The reasons for not requesting the compensation were that 117 workers (77.5
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Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3C Aumentar o financiamento da saúde e o recrutamento, desenvolvimento, formação e retenção da força de trabalho da saúde
Problema de saúde:
Autoridade e Responsabilidade dos Profissionais de Saúde
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Coleta de Dados
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Saúde Ocupacional
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Atenção à Saúde
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Compensação e Reparação
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Educação
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Audição
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Perda Auditiva
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Ruído
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Doenças Profissionais
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
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Preferência do paciente
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo