scholarly journals Occupational Skin Diseases among Building Construction Workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia Yussuf Esmail ◽  
Gloria H. Sakwari
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Occupational Skin Diseases

scholarly journals Health Problems among Women Building Construction Workers

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahid Sultana ◽  
Jannatul Ferdousi ◽  
Md Shahidullah
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Uterine Prolapse ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Respiratory Problem ◽  
Different Types

Back ground: Construction industry is one of the stable growing industries world over, including Bangladesh. In Dhaka city there are many construction sites, where workers are exposed to hazardous condition, specially the female workers. Throughout the world, over 90% of construction workers are male. In some developing countries, the proportion of women is higher. In Bangladesh their number is increasing day by day. Objective: To explore the health problems among the women building construction workers Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 134 female construction workers. Data was collected through face to face interview by using prefixed questionnaire. The study was conducted from September 2011 to December 2012 in the Department of Community medicine, Dhaka National Medical College, Dhaka. The subjects were selected from different building construction sites of old Dhaka city. Results: It was observed that among 134 respondents, majority 96(71.6%) of the women construction worker were brick breaker and 38(28.3%) were weight carrier. Their mean age was 38.29±6.9 years. Most workers 110 (82.1%) had different types of skin problem. The proportion of skin problems was found to be high among the weight carrier and the difference was statistically highly significant (pOE .001). 89(66.5%) respondents had urinary tract infection, 66(49.3%) had constipation and 24(17.9%) complaint uterine prolapse. Among the total respondents 68(58.2%) complain of backache. The workers who complain of backache, 52(54.1%) were brick breaker and 16(42.1%) were weight carrier. 79 (58.9%) respondents used personal protective equipments, among them 61(77.2%) used self made hand gloves and 38(48.1%) used folded towel to carry weight. Besides of the total respondents 117(87.3%) complain of different types of respiratory problem. Conclusion: The study concludes that different types of skin diseases are present among female construction workers that might be attributable to exposure to hot humid working environment. Besides pain full micturation, uterine prolapse, low backache and respiratory problem were found among them which might need special attention. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbsp.v9i1.22793 Bangladesh Soc Physiol. 2014, June; 9(1): 31-36

scholarly journals Pattern of occupational skin diseases among construction workers in Dhaka city

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Saiful Islam Bhuiyan ◽  
Md Shahidullah Sikder ◽  
Farhan Wadud ◽  
Sharmin Ahmed ◽  
Mohammad Omar Faruq
Keyword(s):  
Contact Dermatitis ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Seborrheic Dermatitis ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Protective Measure ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Occupational Skin Diseases ◽  
Lichen Simplex Chronicus

Globally, occupational risks have been classed as the tenth leading cause of morbidity and mortality and occupational skin diseases are important problem in the construction industries. The current study was conducted to see the prevalence and pattern of skin diseases among construction workers in Dhaka city. This cross sectional observational study was conducted in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 2013 to June 2014. Four hundred workers were randomly enrolled from 20 construction areas of Dhaka city. History were taken, physical examination and laboratory tests were done to see the presence and pattern of skin diseases. Among 400 workers only 23.0% uses protective measure and 59.5% has been suffered with at least one form of skin disease. Among them different dermatoses were found in following percentages i.e. irritant contact dermatitis (ICD) (28.15%), allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) (9.24 %), acne (14.29%), seborrheic dermatitis (10.92%), burn/scald (5.46%), accidental injury (7.14%), scabies (23.53%), fungal infection (dermatophytosis/pityriasis versicolor/candidiasis) (23.53%), palmoplantar keratoderma (13.87%), lichen simplex chronicus (3.78%), pyoderma (4.20%) and urticaria (2.52 %). Construction workers in Dhaka city bear a great burden of skin diseases, among which contact dermatitis is the most common and other skin diseases include fungal infection, scabies and acne. These occupational skin diseases may be prevented by providing improved work place, protective means, health education, adequate health services and improving professional skills.Bangladesh Med J. 2015 Jan; 44 (1): 11-15

scholarly journals Prevalence and risk factors for skin diseases among antiretroviral-naïve HIV-infected pregnant women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 1249-1258
Author(s):  
Grace A. Shayo ◽  
Candida Moshiro ◽  
Donna Spiegelman ◽  
Ferdinand M. Mugusi ◽  
Guerino Chalamilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Dar Es Salaam

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship between Safety Climate and Worker Safety Behavior on Building Construction Sites in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3326
Author(s):  
Wei Tong Chen ◽  
Hew Cameron Merrett ◽  
Ying-Hua Huang ◽  
Theresia Avila Bria ◽  
Ying-Hsiu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Construction Sites ◽  
Safety Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Construction occupational accidents are often attributed to workers’ having an insufficient perception of how their actions influence safety in the construction site. This research explores the relationship between safety climate (SC) and personnel safety behavior (SB) of construction workers operating on building construction sites in Taiwan. The study discovered a significant positive relationship between SC and SB of Taiwan’s building construction sites, and in turn SC level had a positive impact on SB participation and overall safety perceptions. The higher the SC cognition of Taiwan’s building construction workers, the better the performance of SB was found to be. The dimension of "safety commitment and safety training" had the greatest relationship with SB. Safety training also had a deep impact on the cognition of SB. Therefore, the organizational culture and attitudes to safety coupled with the successful implementation of safety education and training can effectively enhance SC and worker SB on building construction sites in Taiwan, thereby potentially reducing the impacts of the underlying organizational factors behind safety related incidents.

Environmental and Occupational Skin Diseases in Taiwan

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 628-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Su Yu ◽  
Chih-Hung Lee ◽  
Shiou-Hwa Jee ◽  
Chei-Kong Ho ◽  
Yue-Liong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Occupational Skin Diseases

Colonisation with methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureusand associated factors among nurses with occupational skin diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (10) ◽  
pp. 670-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Brans ◽  
Katarzyna Kolomanski ◽  
Franziska Mentzel ◽  
Ulrike Vollmer ◽  
Olaf Kaup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Occupational Skin Diseases

scholarly journals Compensation for Occupational Skin Diseases

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Soo Song ◽  
Hyun-chul Ryou
Keyword(s):  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Occupational Skin Diseases
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