Prevalence of Health Diseases among Bangladeshi Tannery Workers and associated Risk factors with Workplace Investigation

Results: The prevalence of diseases was found as gastrointestinal problem 71.7%, Diarrhea 71.7%, Blood pressure 52.2%, Asthma 49.9%, Eye problem 46.7%. Skin disease prevailed in the following order: Scabies 73.9%, Nail discoloration 69.6%, Urticaria 59.7%, Miliria and foliculities 56.5%. Again negligence of using personal protective equipment named safety boots, gloves and googles have significant influence (p<0.001) on higher prevalence of asthma, eye problems and nail discoloration. Moreover, working areas of pre-tanning and tanning have significant (P<0.001) association with the higher prevalence of scabies and miliria and foliculities.