Prevalencia de la sintomatología respiratoria en trabajadores mineros del municipio de Socotá, Boyacá, 2017

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Author	Gutiérrez-Alvarado, Nelson Camilo
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	Introduction. Mining has been related to respiratory health problems, caused by exposure to carbon and various air suspended components that remain in mines, this particulate material increments the risk to contract respiratory diseases, classically manifest by cough, expectoration, hemoptysis and chest pain, and other symptoms.Objective. To determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms in mining workers of Socota City (Boyaca) on December 2017.Methods. An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out. 794 workers were included to screen symptoms indicative of an important respiratory disorder, giving great importance to the definition of respiratory symptoms.Results. There was predominance of age group between 36 to 45 years (240 individuals, 30.23%). Most symptomatic group was B group, who had 48 to 69 months working. The prevalence of respiratory was 5% (n = 40). The most prevalent symptom was fatigue 16.88% (n = 134), When doing a multivariate logistic regression divided by a stratification in months of work and making the comparison of whole population against group B (48 to 96 months), the symptoms of weight loss, sweating and chest pain show a statistically significant relationship.Conclusions. Respiratory symptoms prevalence was low, about 5% (n = 40) in this population. However, the regression gave an indication that appearance of symptoms is proportional to time of occupational exposure.
Starting Page	99
Ending Page	124
Page Count	26
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DOI	10.24267/23897325.301
Volume Number	5
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://revistasdigitales.uniboyaca.edu.co/index.php/rs/article/download/301/426
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.24267/23897325.301
Language	English
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