Hassan Syed Moin, Nasir Usama, Anwar Kanwal, Talib Usama
a Department of Surgery , Shalamar Institute of Health Sciences , Lahore , Pakistan.
b CMH Lahore Medical and Dental College , Lahore Cantt , Pakistan.
Int J Occup Environ Health. 2017 Apr;23(2):98-109. doi: 10.1080/10773525.2018.1426259. Epub 2018 Jan 17.
Objective To assess the level of awareness and reported complaints of occupational health hazards among the welders of Lahore. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study of 70 welders. An interview questionnaire was employed to assess awareness and complaints, the possession and utilization of protective personal equipment (PPE), and socio-demographic characteristics. Results All of the respondents were male with a mean age of 25.7 years. 54.3% of the respondents were aware of welding as a risk to their health. 98.6% possessed at least 1 PPE. There was an association between the level of education and the awareness of a health risk (χ = 6.885; p = 0.032). The most frequent complaint was foreign body in the eye (47.1%) followed by arc eye injury (45.7%), cuts and injuries (50.0%), and burns (48.6%). Conclusion The findings suggest that welders had low level of awareness and reported many complaints of occupational health hazards. Preventive initiatives are recommended.
目的 评估拉合尔焊工对职业健康危害的认知水平及报告的投诉情况。方法 对70名焊工进行横断面描述性研究。采用访谈问卷评估认知与投诉情况、个人防护装备（PPE）的拥有及使用情况，以及社会人口统计学特征。结果 所有受访者均为男性，平均年龄25.7岁。54.3%的受访者意识到焊接对其健康有风险。98.6%的人至少拥有1件个人防护装备。教育水平与健康风险认知之间存在关联（χ = 6.885；p = 0.032）。最常见的投诉是眼睛有异物（47.1%），其次是电弧眼损伤（45.7%）、割伤和擦伤（50.0%）以及烧伤（48.6%）。结论 研究结果表明，焊工的认知水平较低，报告了许多职业健康危害投诉。建议采取预防措施。
