Assessment of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function among Workers Exposed to Cotton Dust at Arba Minch Textile Factory, Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia, 2017

Authors

  • Tesfaye Kanko Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
  • Getahun Shibru Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Feleke G/meskel Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Mich, Ethiopia.
  • Eyayu Girma Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
  • Belay Boda Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
  • Behailu Tsegaye Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

Keywords:

Cotton dust, Lung functions, Respiratory symptoms, Textile.

Abstract

Background: Textile industry is considered as a number one priority sector by the Ethiopian government

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2017-09-06

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Kanko, T., Shibru, G., G/meskel, F., Girma, E., Boda, B., & Tsegaye, B. (2017). Assessment of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function among Workers Exposed to Cotton Dust at Arba Minch Textile Factory, Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia, 2017. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 35(3), 380–392. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/7926

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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2017)

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