Assessment of Pulmonary Health Status among Stone Quarry Workers At Kashipur, Silchar, Assam Dey Dibakar1,*, Kumar Sanjeev2, Chakraborty Supriyo3 1Associate Professor and Research Scholar, Assam University, Silchar, Assam 2Associate Professor, Assam University, Silchar, Assam 3Professor and HOD School of Life Sciences, Assam University, Silchar, Assam *Corresponding author: Dibakar Dey, Associate Professor and Research scholar Assam University, Department of Physiology Silchar Medical College, Ghungoor, Silchar-788014, E-mail: drdibakardey555@gmail.com, Mobile: 09435079620
Online published on 15 December, 2017. Abstract Background Quarry workers perform tasks in unhealthy atmospheres. Quarries are scattered all over India. Morbidity is associated with this occupation. Objective To study the socio-economic and demographic status of the region To access the pulmonary health status of workers of this region
Material & Method Present experiment is a cross sectional study on a sample size of 40 individuals. Of this, control group consisted of 20 individuals who were never exposed to quarry dust and the remaining 20 individuals are the Quarry workers. A prescribed questionnaire was given to each of the participant to obtain the basic information like age, smoking habit and addiction to alcohol etc. Pulmonary Function Test carried out by dry type computerized spirometer. Results Results indicate that Silica dust affects on pulmonary function parameters in quarry workers over a long time. Silica dust declines pulmonary health. Attention is to be given for suitable working atmosphere, proper ventilation, providing suitable mask and glasses to each of workers. Awareness of the individual working in quarry is essential for better health. Top Keywords Silica Dust, Pulmonary Function Test, BMI(Body Mass Index), Demographic Parameters. Top |