An observational study in Work-related Illness, sponsored by Assiut University. Status unknown. Open to male participants aged 25 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-10-26.
Sponsored by Assiut University · Observational
To minimize negative health effects on health of workers in phosphate mining, it is important to assess, and diagnose health related effect of phosphate exposure \& health hazards related to miners. Early reporting, diagnosis, and intervention can limit the severity of health hazards, improve the health services. To our knowledge no local previous studies were done in this area.
Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range of diseases that affect miners. Beneficiation is the process of removing the unnecessary minerals, which is used to increase the grade of mining product (concentrate). Phosphate ores can be beneficiated using one or a combination of different methods. The most common ones are: flotation, crushing, desliming, separation, grinding and washing thus keeping workers in Phosphate mines employ exposed to respirable dust pollution and to high silica dust levels presented in silicosis in many job areas, Silicosis is the most common occupational lung disease in Egypt where its prevalence rate ranges from 18.5 % to 45.8% among workers exposed to free crystalline silica dust. Despite its high prevalence, there is a lack of enforcement of exposure limits, availability and use of personal protective equipment, and occupational health education programs .
In Egyptian phosphate miners' study (2011), The study involved of three groups: 50 silica-exposed workers with radiological evidence of silicosis, 50 silica-exposed workers without evidence of silicosis, and 50 healthy unexposed subjects. , There were significant differences between pulmonary function parameters, values of C-reactive protein, rheumatoid factor, complement component C3, IgA, IgG, and IgM in exposed groups with and without silicosis, and healthy unexposed control subjects (p\<.001).
Exposure to acid fumes in the phosphate mining was significantly associated with dental erosion and deteriorated oral health status, As working in phosphate mines had 8 and 28 times the risk for developing respectively oral lesions and teeth abrasions. This supported by Tunisian 2017 on 37 workers\& 37 controls, found that frequencies of fluorosis, teeth abrasion, and oral lesions were significantly higher among the exposed group.
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Active working miners working in phosphate mines with minimum exposure 5 year.
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The chest radiographs obtained will be classified according to the International Labor Organization (ILO) System for Classification of Radiographs for Pneumoconiosis \[ILO, 1980\]. Film quality, profusion, and shape and size of opacities will be evaluated by this method. Radiographic evidence of silicosis was defined as a profusion score of 1/0 or greater
Also known as: spirometer
pneumoconiosis or not
The chest radiographs obtained will be classified according to the International Labor Organization (ILO) System for Classification of Radiographs for Pneumoconiosis \[ILO, 1980\]. Film quality, profusion, and shape and size of opacities will be evaluated by this method. Radiographic evidence of silicosis was defined as a profusion score of 1/0 or greater
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
dental caries
The DMFT index is one of the simplest and most used indices in epidemiologic surveys of dental caries. It quantifies dental health status based on the number of carious, missing and filled teeth
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
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