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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Assessment of pulmonary function test in brick factory workers.

Nandini Bansal, Ajay Lanjewar, Sourya Acharya, Samarth Shukla

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07383896 (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in Workers at Navanakorn Industrial Zone, Thailand), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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NCT07383896 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in Workers at Navanakorn Industrial Zone, Thailand

TypeobservationalSponsorThammasat UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled310ConditionsAsthma, COPDArmsPulmonary function test
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Silicosis prevalence and related issues in India: a scoping review.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nandini BansalMedical Intern, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Dmimsu, Sawangi (meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Ajay LanjewarAssociate Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Dmimsu, Sawangi (meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Sourya AcharyaProfessor and Head of Department, Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Dmimsu, Sawangi (meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Samarth ShuklaProfessor, Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Dmimsu, Sawangi (meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Industrial workers are exposed to dust and pollutants and thus they get occupational disorders when exposed for a long duration. Occupational diseases mainly affect the respiratory system more than other systems. Some of the respiratory occupation disorders are asbestosis, silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis, work-related asthma, and so on, as the duration of exposure of pollutants increases the pulmonary function decreases. Method: A total of 100 subjects working in the Brick factories near Wardha district, Maharashtra were examined using a portable spirometer. Their pulmonary function test was assessed three times and the best out of three values was taken. A pretested questionnaire was filled out by the workers which consisted of their sociodemographic details. Consent was obtained from all the subjects for this in their native language. Similarly, a pretested questionnaire was filled by 50 subjects among the normal population, that is, those not working in brick factories, and consent was obtained from all. And then, their pulmonary function test was carried out using a portable spirometer and the best out of the three values was taken. Statistical analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics using the software. Results: As analyzed by the pulmonary function test data values collected among the brick factory workers and the control group, there was a significant decrease seen in the values of the pulmonary function test of brick factory workers. And as analyzed by the pulmonary function test values of smokers and non-smokers among the brick factory workers, it was seen that there was a significant Conclusion: In this study, we evaluate the respiratory function test among the brick factory workers and the control group and make the workers aware of the damage their habits have on their lung capacity and function based on the evaluation of the predicted and the actual value and thus helps them lead a better life. In this study, we also compare the values of pulmonary function tests among the brick factory workers and control groups.

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Occupational diseasespulmonary function testrespiratory systemspirometer

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