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Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047176/bagassosis-an-infrequent-type-of-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis-a-case-report
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Keertivardhan D Kulkarni, Apoorva Ravi, V Pranavi
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an umbrella term for a spectrum of disorders caused by the inhalation of organic dust or low molecular weight chemicals. Bagassosis, a rare form of HP, is an allergic reaction caused by inhalation of bagasse dust, which is used in manufacturing several products. Very few cases of bagassosis have been reported in India, owing to the growing industrialization adapting organized sectors for preventing occupational health disorders. Nevertheless, a small population is being exposed to bagasse dust, shadowed by inadequate protective equipment, leading to the occurrence of this occupational disease...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047175/effect-of-job-rotation-concept-for-nursing-staff-with-special-reference-to-private-based-hospital-vadodara
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Subhasish Chatterjee, Aesha Shah, Rahul Sharma, Medha Wadhwa
INTRODUCTION: Employees are placed in various job rotations between two or more tasks or vocations at regular intervals to ensure that they are exposed to all elements of the company. Job rotation is a methodical approach that permits employees to avoid boredom while also allowing them to develop and grow. Both management and personnel objectives are met with this strategy. It aids in the identification of employee potential and abilities. Through job rotation, employees are exposed to all aspects of the company...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047174/pesticide-use-and-health-effects-among-nepalese-farmers-a-cross-sectional-study-in-tokha-municipality
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rajesh Karki, Kanchan Dangol
BACKGROUND: Pesticides are essential for agricultural development, but their increased use in developing countries like Nepal poses health risks to farmers. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in wards 1, 2, and 3 of the Tokha Municipality in Kathmandu District to identify the health effects of pesticides and associated factors among farmers. The study included 333 respondents who were interviewed between April 26 and June 04, 2022. RESULTS: The majority of farmers (36...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047173/job-burnout-and-perceived-stress-among-bank-officers-of-meerut-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alka Singh, Rahul Bansal, Chhavi K Gupta, Nitesh Kumar, Navdeep Gambhir
INTRODUCTION: Burnout is often misconstrued for stress, whereas it is one of the consequences of stress when not managed prosperously. Stress leads to apprehensiveness, loss of energy, and the primary damage is physical. Whereas, burnout is characterized by disengagement where emotions are blunted thus fostering helplessness and hopelessness leading to detachment and despondence, loss of motivation and ideals with the primary damage being emotional. OBJECTIVES: To find out the prevalence and severity of stress and burnout among bank officers in Meerut District and to find the correlation between the two parameters...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047172/depressive-disorders-and-associated-factors-among-farmers-in-andhra-pradesh-results-from-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sparjan Raj Ubbla, Prakash Babu Kodali, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan
BACKGROUND: In the two decades from 1995 to 2018, approximately 48 farmers committed suicide every day, accounting for over 0.4 million deaths. Despite farmer's mental health being a priority, studies on farmers' mental health in general and depressive disorders in particular are limited. AIM: This study was conducted to find out the prevalence and factors associated with depressive disorders among farmers in Andhra Pradesh. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among a random sample of 360 farmers...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047171/metabolic-syndrome-among-female-school-teachers-a-sedentary-occupational-sector
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah Jane Monica, Sheila John, R Madhanagopal
BACKGROUND: Dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, hypertension, and abdominal obesity are important determinants of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Ample studies provide statistical data on the prevalence of MetS among the general public. Conversely, there is a paucity of data on the risk of MetS among different sedentary occupational groups. OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of MetS among female school teachers and to identify factors contributing to MetS. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted among 256 female school teachers residing in Chennai city...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047170/factor-analysis-of-low-back-pain-among-women-in-sea-food-processing
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Parimalam Paramasivam, Amaravathi Thirumoorthi, Surya Ravi
Women in sea food processing units were involved in pre processing, grading, cleaning, freezing and packaging and they adopted static and awkward posture which results in low back pain. The aim of the present study is to analyze the factors that contribute to low back pain among women workers. A total of 244 women workers participated in the study. Socio economic background and frequency of musculoskeletal discomforts were studied. Descriptive statistics, chi square analysis and factor analysis were carried out to identify the factors contributing to low back pain...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047169/prevention-of-gender-based-violence-and-harassment-at-workplace-in-india
#28
EDITORIAL
Nancy Angeline Gnanaselvam, Bobby Joseph
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047168/impact-of-sars-cov-2-astrazeneca-vaccine-on-safety-and-blood-elements-of-egyptian-healthcare-workers
#29
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Taghreed S Meshref, Dina A Hamad, Mai M Aly, Dalia T Kamal, Mariam R Elkhayat, Shimaa A Elghazally
BACKGROUND: Many coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines were approved worldwide. Their safety was the primary concern. In Egypt, Oxford-AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine was the first approved vaccine initially for healthcare workers (HCWs). OBJECTIVE: We aim to determine adverse events and hematological abnormalities following the COVID-19 AZ vaccine and estimate the infection rate of the candidates by COVID-19 between the first and second doses of vaccination. METHODS: Within 8-10 days of receiving their initial dose of the AZ vaccine, 909 HCWs were assessed for adverse events as part of a prospective longitudinal study...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047167/early-doffing-among-frontline-healthcare-workers-working-in-the-covid-areas-in-resource-limited-settings-lessons-learned-and-interventions-taken
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ridhima Bhatia, Richa Aggarwal, Banupriya Ravichandrane, Karthiga Rajendrakumar, Aasim Ahmed, Debasis Sahoo, Kapil Dev Soni, Puneet Khanna, Anjan Trikha
BACKGROUND: In the fight against the pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE) has played a vital role. However, working with PPE has its own difficulties and problems. The aim of this study was to find out the reasons of early doffing, that is, in doffing in emergency situations before the shift among healthcare workers (HCWs) working in PPE in the COVID areas in resource-limited settings. METHODS: This cross-sectional, survey-based study was carried out on healthcare workers involved in direct care of patients with COVID-19 in tertiary care COVID center, India...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047166/auditory-deficits-in-employees-of-business-process-outsourcing-bpo-need-to-take-preventative-action
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Himanshu Verma, Neha Chhabra, Roshani Mishra, Banumathy Nagamani
The present study aimed to explore auditory deficits in full-time call center workers. A total of sixty participants participated, which was divided into two groups, viz. experimental group and control group. The complete audiological test battery was performed. On comparing the groups, significant differences were obtained for both ears while analyzing the TEOAEs, PTA1, and PTA2 (high-frequency audiometry). From the results, it can be delineated that BPO employees are at risk for sensorineural hearing loss following continuous noise exposure...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38047165/preventive-measures-and-hygiene-habits-of-apple-producers-in-the-prespa-region
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jansun Bukovetz, Mihail Kochubovski, Shaban Memeti, Gordana Ristovska
BACKGROUND: Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries, both for the employees in that sector and for their families and the environment. The use of personal protective preventive measures and the maintenance of good hygienic practices are the basis for healthy production and healthy workers. The safety and hygiene of food products should be present during all stages of production. OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to assess the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by apple growers during agricultural procedures as well as the hygiene habits of agricultural workers...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600652/aluminum-as-a-possible-cause-toward-dyslipidemia
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REVIEW
Archana Gaur, Prasunpriya Nayak, Sutirtha Ghosh, Trina Sengupta, Varatharajan Sakthivadivel
Aluminum, the third most abundant metal present in the earth's crust, is present almost in all daily commodities we use, and exposure to it is unavoidable. The interference of aluminum with various biochemical reactions in the body leads to detrimental health effects, out of which aluminum-induced neurodegeneration is widely studied. However, the effect of aluminum in causing dyslipidemia cannot be neglected. Dyslipidemia is a global health problem, which commences to the cosmic of non-communicable diseases...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600651/biomechanical-risk-factors-of-the-upper-limbs-musculoskeletal-disorders-among-carpet-weavers-in-tunisia-semi-quantitative-ergonomic-assessment
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lamia Bouzgarrou, Asma Kheder, Latifa Ben Afia, Amira Ormrane, Faten Hermassi
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common occupational health problems and one of the leading causes of temporary disability. This study aimed to assess the biomechanical constraints of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders associated with Tunisian weavers' tasks. METHODOLOGY: An ergonomic approach was adopted with a representative sample of Tunisian weavers. First, the activity was observed mainly for identifying tasks and sub-tasks. Then, the biomechanical constraints were assessed based on the Borg scale and the software analyses and encoding of the 2,000 images extracted from the activity video recordings...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600650/prevalence-of-and-work-related-factors-associated-with-sickness-presenteeism-among-nursing-care-providers-in-selected-tertiary-hospitals-in-bangalore-city-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Suman S Varghese, Nancy A Gnanaselvam, Bobby Joseph
INTRODUCTION: Sickness presenteeism is a phenomenon where "workers go to work when ill." The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of and work-related factors associated with presenteeism among nursing care providers in selected tertiary hospitals in Bangalore city. METHODOLOGY: Participants were selected using stratified sampling followed by simple random sampling. A questionnaire was designed to capture socio-demographic information, sickness-related behavior, performance-based self-esteem (PBSE), and selected work-related characteristics...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600649/why-violence-against-doctors-what-to-do
#36
EDITORIAL
Bobby Joseph, Merlyn Joseph
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600648/investigating-the-effect-of-welding-fume-in-pulmonary-function-of-welders-in-an-automobile-industry
#37
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elham Saadiani, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Ali Safari-Variani
CONTEXT: Respiratory exposure to welding fumes directly or indirectly, in the long run, can lead to systematic effects among welders. AIMS: This study aimed to investigate respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function parameters among welders working in the automotive industry. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed among 2304 workers from two groups in the manufacturing and administrative staff (as exposure and control groups)...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600647/hypertensives-versus-normotensives-study-on-coping-strategies-and-lifestyle-determinants-among-industrial-workers-hyderabad-south-india
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sushma Palagiri, Sudha Bala, Harshal Pandve, Chandralekha Polamuri, Sushma Katkuri
BACKGROUND: Establishing an association between the coping strategies, stress, and lifestyle determinants with blood pressure levels among industrial workers is very essential to incorporate in the management of hypertension. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was undertaken at three factories located in Hyderabad on a camp-based approach which employed the usage of two standardized data collection tools-brief cope inventory scale and perceived stress scale along with other lifestyle determinants...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600646/response-to-letter-to-editor
#39
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rajnarayan R Tiwari, Sampathraju Raghavan
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37600645/determinants-of-workplace-productivity-decline-in-the-tunisian-onshore-oil-and-gas-industry
#40
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ayadi Imen, Rmadi Nehla, Sellami Imen, Kotti Nada, Hajjaji Mounira, Rebai Ahmed
BACKGROUND: This study explored the impact of occupational stress, personal factors, and physical conditions on work productivity decline (WPD) among workers in the Tunisian onshore oil and gas industry. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 246 onshore oil installation workers of a Tunisian private oil company. 94 employees (48%) participated in this study. We used the Job Content Questionnaire to evaluate occupational stress and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire to assess the WPD...
2023: Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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