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Med Int Mex 2021; 37 (5)

Respiratory symptoms in brick workers in Tunja Boyacá, Colombia

González N, Valero A, Rodríguez Y, Rodríguez J, Vargas L

Language: Spanish
References: 34
Page: 704-715
PDF size: 242.65 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: Brick kiln workers exposed to smoke and dust have an increased risk of developing respiratory diseases.
Objective: To identify respiratory symptoms and their characteristics in brick workers of Tunja Boyacá, Colombia.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done applying a questionnaire on respiratory symptoms, which met the reliability and validity criteria of brick kiln workers in the city of Tunja, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria previously established, in 2017.
Results: There were included 82 workers. There was evidence of respiratory symptoms, particularly waking up due to cough, whistling and problems with breathing. There is an important relationship between the sociodemographic variable position in the brickyard and the lack of air after exercise (p = 0.003); years of work in the brickyard with expectoration day and night in winter (p = 0.004) and the age of the brick maker with expectoration day and night in winter (p = 0.001).
Conclusions: Respiratory symptoms are present in brickworkers; An important relationship is found between the respiratory symptoms referred by the population and certain sociodemographic variables.


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