การรักษาโรค Byssinosis ในพนักงานโรงงานตัดเสื้อเย็บผ้า จังหวัดนครปฐม พ.ศ. 2540

บทคัดย่อ

This study objective were to find the prevalence and the epidemiology of byssinosis which was held up in a dress-making factory in Nakhonpathom province 1997 and searching for the suitable implementation to make a good health services expecially the prevention and disease control.

33 cases (13.2%) from 250 dress-making employees were diagnosed as byssinosis according to WHO criteria of byssinosis diagnosis. Majority of cases (30 cases = 90.9% of byssinosis) are women with ages ranging from 18-35 years old (mean 27 years old). 31 cases (93.3%) graduated from primary and secondary school. They were working in 4 different departments namely cutting department, sewing department, Quality controlled department and ironing and packaging department. Their working time ranging from 3.5-6 years in this factory, mean 4.8 years. From this study found out that their protective device which were pieces of clothes were unable to reduce the incidence rate of byssinosis statistical significance. The appropriate intervention were the environmental dust reduction by mean of industrial engineering controlled and make use of the standard personal protective device routinely. The yearly health examination of the workers were required for the byssinosis surveillance. The early diagnosis and the early treatment to prevent the complication were the aim of the health services.