非正规部门汽车工匠血铅水平高的风险：以肯尼亚纳库鲁镇为例

Q4 Business, Management and Accounting

International Journal of Environment and Health Pub Date : 2019-06-28 DOI:10.1504/IJENVH.2019.10022328

A. O. Odongo, W. Moturi, Amos Obonyo Meshack

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摘要

非正规汽车部门的工匠从事各种职业活动，可能使他们容易受到与铅接触有关的健康风险。进行了一项比较横断面研究，以评估工匠中高血铅水平的风险。数据收集采用结构化问卷调查和实验室分析。60名有意抽样的参与者，30名工匠和30名年龄匹配的对照受试者，进行了评估。采用NIOSH方法8003对血铅进行分析，数据采用SPSS 22进行分析。与对照组相比，工匠的血铅水平高的几率是对照组的四倍(优势比= 4.0;95% ci = 1.37 - 11.70)。该研究得出结论，非正式的汽车修理厂对工匠构成了高血铅水平的风险。因此，有必要在非正式部门汽车工业中实施职业健康和安全监测和干预方案，以遏制这种健康风险。

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Risk of high blood lead levels among informal sector automobile artisans: a case study of Nakuru town, Kenya

Artisans in the informal automobile sector are involved in diverse occupational activities that could predispose them to health risks associated with lead exposure. A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the risk of having high blood lead levels among the artisans. Data were collected using structured questionnaire and laboratory analysis. Sixty purposively sampled participants, 30 artisans and 30 age-matched control subjects, were assessed. Lead levels in blood samples were analysed using NIOSH method 8003 and data were analysed using SPSS version 22. The artisans had four times odds of having high blood lead levels compared to the control subjects (Odds ratio = 4.0; 95% CI = 1.37 - 11.70). The study concludes that the informal automobile repair workshops pose risks of high blood lead levels to the artisans. Therefore, there is a need for occupational health and safety monitoring and intervention programmes in the informal sector automobile industry to curb such health risks.

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International Journal of Environment and Health Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (all)

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期刊介绍： The IJEnvH is a fully-refereed scientific journal that provides an international forum for the exchange of information and the advancement of knowledge in the multidisciplinary field of Environment and Health. The aim of the IJEnvH is to stimulate the discussion and communication among scientists, researchers and experts with different background and expertise, involved, at different levels, with the study of environment and health problems.