BACKGROUND The aim was to evaluate the oral hygiene practices and dental caries status of lock factory workers in Aligarh city. MATERIALS AND METHODS WHO Oral Health Assessment form (2013) was used to collect data from each subject. A total of 850 subjects constituted the final sample size. Information was obtained regarding the oral hygiene practices and clinical examinations were conducted....

Present study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among factory workers of Gujranwala district of Punjab province (Pakistan) as there is insufficient published literature on this subject. HBsAg screening was done in factory workers of various industries of district Gujranwala who presented themselves as voluntary blood donors. A total of 852 male subjects were sc...

1Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon (Correspondence to P. Salameh: [email protected]). 2Pulmonology Service, Saint George Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. 3Faculty of Public Health, Institute of Public Health, Epidemiology and Development (ISPED), Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, Bordeaux, France. Received: 05/06/04; accepted: 25/02/04 ABSTRACT We compared the respi...

Previous studies suggest that reactive dyes can induce IgE mediated bronchoconstrictions. To evaluate the significance of specific IgE and IgG antibodies in workers exposed to reactive dyes, we studied the prevalence of Black GR-specific IgG by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, as well as Black GR-specific IgE by RAST, in 176 workers employed in 1 reactive dye factory and 4 neighboring factori...

A cross sectional radiological survey of workers exposed to pottery dust during the manufacture of wall tiles and bathroom fittings was conducted in a South African factory. Roughly one third of workers with 15 or more years of service in high dust sections of the factory had pneumoconiosis. Previously undiagnosed advanced cases, including two with progressive massive fibrosis, were working in ...