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ArticleIndian journal of occupational and environmental medicine2014

Health profile of workers in a ship building and repair industry.

Vaishali R Lokhande

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Article in Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Global Prevalence of Noise Induced Hearing Impairment Among Industrial Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
    Article
  2. Occupational Noise Induced Hearing Loss in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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5 · Who and what money

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vaishali R LokhandeDepartment of Medicine, Terna Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai and Central Labour Institute, Sion, Mumbai, India.
Terna Dental College and Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe modern ship building industry, which encompasses the ship yards and marine equipment manufacturing, is an important and strategic industry. The various activities in modern ship building, maintenance, and repair have to be carried out at heights, or in closed confined spaces along with the added risk of exposure to chemicals and metal fumes. These activities expose the workers to various health hazards.

aimsThis study was carried out with an aim to assess the health profile of workers in the ship building industry and to assess the occupational health issues related to ship building. SETTINGS AND

designIt was a cross-sectional study carried out on 100 randomly selected workers in a ship building yard in Mumbai, and their health profile was studied. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe workers were enquired for history of co-morbidities, addictions and personal protective equipment use, health-related complaints, and were examined systemically as well as for bedside tests for hearing and detailed systemic examination as per the history or co-morbidity.

resultsThe important observations were those of prevalence of addictions (69%), irregular use of personal protective equipments (PPEs) among 50% of paint workers, presence of hypertension (20%), overweight (53%), osteoarthritis (10%), hearing loss (25%), and poor self-care.

conclusionsHealth education to the workers regarding occupational hazards and lifestyle diseases along with more emphasis on the use of PPEs with regular health examination needs reinforcement.

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Health educationoccupational health hazardspersonal protective equipmentsshipbuilding workers

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