期刊名称：African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
电子版ISSN：1996-0786
出版年度：2012
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：155-159
DOI：10.5897/AJEST10.225
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：In present study, an extensive health survey of 573 lime kiln workers of Maihar and Jhukehi region of Madhya Pradesh was done for impact assessment of occupational and environmental health hazards’ exposure on their health behavior. Various physical and physiological disorders of workers were screened with the cooperation of physicians and consultants. Among the observed health anomalies, eye disorders with 39.08% were ranked the highest, followed by respiratory disorders (20.06%), cardiovascular disorders (17.44%), skin disorders (15.70%), and gastrointestinal disorders (7.64%). Health illness was observed to increase with aging and length of hazard exposure.
