Purpose: Workers who are exposed for a longtime to toxic chemicals, industrial smoke, dust, orother air pollutants are at increased risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmoner Disease COPD . The aim of study was to determine risk factors in related to COPD of peoples that has been working in Cement Factory. Material and method: This descriptive study was conducted on 120 workers who has been working in Cement Factory. The form of COPD Risk Factors were used to collect data. Obtained data were evaluated with SPSS packet program version 10.0 . Results and conclusion: Age, smoking, enviroment features, family inclination were determined as significant risk factors for our samples In the study COPD risk factors were similar to mentioned in the literatüre. It is important to make arrangaments to prevent occupational exposure and to control of risk factors inworkplace.
ÖzetAmaç: İşyerlerinde toksik kimyasallara, partiküllere, kirli havaya maruz kalanişçilerde Kronik Obstruktif Akciğer Hastalığı KOAH gelişme riski artmaktadır. Çalışmamızın amacı, Çimento Fabrikası’nda çalışan bireylerin KOAH yönünden risk faktörlerini belirlemektir. Gereç ve yöntem: Tanımlayıcı nitelikte olan bu çalışma bir çimento fabrikasında çalışan 120 işçi üzerinde yapılmıştır. Çalışma verileri yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile KOAH’a ilişkin risk faktörlerini belirlemeye yönelik soru formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler, SPSS versiyon 10.0 paket programında değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular ve sonuç: Yaş, sigara içme, çevre koşulları, ailesel yatkınlık örneklemimizde yer alan işçiler için önemli risk faktörü olarak belirlenmiştir. Örneklemde KOAH risk faktörleri literatürde yer alan risk faktörlerine benzerbulunmuştur. İşyerlerinde KOAH’ın önlenmesinde mesleki maruziyetlerin önlenmesi ve risk faktörlerinin kontrolüne ilişkin düzenlemelerin yapılması önemlidir. Anahtar kelimeler: KOAH, risk faktörleriAbstractDetermining of Chronic Obstructive Pulmoner Disease risk factors in workers working in A Cement Factory Purpose: Workers who are exposed for a long time to toxic chemicals, industrial smoke, dust, or other air pollutants are at increased risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmoner Disease COPD . The aim of study was to determine risk factors in related to COPD of peoples that has been working in Cement Factory.Material and method: This descriptive study was conducted on 120 workers who has been working in Cement Factory. The form of COPD Risk Factors were used to collect data. Obtained data were evaluated with SPSS packet program version 10.0 . Results and conclusion: Age, smoking, enviroment features, family inclinationwere determined as significant risk factors for our samples In the study COPD risk factors were similar to mentioned in the literatüre. It is important to make arrangaments to prevent occupational exposure and to control of risk factors inworkplace.Key words: COPD, risk factors
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | May 1, 2010 |
Published in Issue | Year 2010 Volume: 10 Issue: 36 |