Occupational Hazards Among Workers of Superphosphate Fertilizer Factory

NCT06188312 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Israa.S.Shaker
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 220
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The study aims:

• To identify the main occupational health hazards to which the superphosphate fertilizer industry workers are exposed.
• To identify the respiratory and auditory health effects of these hazards and associated risk factors among those workers.
• To clarify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of workers towards the chemical health hazards affecting the respiratory system (dust and hazardous gases).
• To assess the effect of health education program on workers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards these hazards and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Conditions

Occupational Exposure; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

superphosphate factory; Health hazards; Health education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• prevalence of respiratory and auditory problems among workers of the superphosphate fertilizer factory.

  percentage of workers who had respiratory and auditory affection

  1-1-2024 to 1-6-2024

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Mean score difference of knowledge, attitudes, and practices before and after the health education program among workers of the superphosphate fertilizer factory.

  1-6-2024 to 1-12-2024

Interventions

Health education program OTHER

A pretest questionnaire will be filled out, asking the participants about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward chemical hazards and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) then analysis of the obtained pre-test data will be done. we will apply a health education program. Development phase: developing the message of the health education program and preparing the materials (slide presentation, brochures, and an educational video).Implementation phase: A group health education session through face-to-face, one hour long, interactive lecture combined with slide presentation will be carried out by the researcher. Evaluation phase: A post-test will be done, after 6 months of the first session, to assess the changes of their knowledge and attitude after the intervention.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Phase one(survey): The total number of workers in the factory is 660.They were classified according to the levels of exposure to high exposure (including the production and engineering sectors) and low exposure (including the administrative sector). * The high exposure group represented 76 % of workers \[58% (380 workers) of the production workers and 18% (120 workers) of the engineering sector\]. * The low exposure group represented 24% (160 workers) of the administrative sector.

You may qualify if:

• All workers in the superphosphate fertilizer factory with a duration of work more than one year.

You may not qualify if:

• Workers who had history of any chronic respiratory diseases before employment, and those who had history of hearing loss before employment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Related Publications (7)

• Chien, S. H., Prochnow, L. I. & Cantarella, H. (2009) Chapter 8 Recent Developments of Fertilizer Production and Use to Improve Nutrient Efficiency and Minimize Environmental Impacts, Advances in AgronomyAcademic Press, 267-322.

  BACKGROUND

• Zayed HA, Salah N, Hassan NM, Elmagid DA. Assessment of respiratory health and environmental safety measures in phosphate fertilizer industry in the middle region of the Nile Delta, Egypt. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Oct;27(28):35008-35016. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09817-7. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

  PMID: 32583121 BACKGROUND

• Huda, N. U. & Territory, I. C. (2022) REVIEW ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES IN FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.

  BACKGROUND

• Saffree Jeffree M, Ismail N, Awang Lukman K. Hearing impairment and contributing factors among fertilizer factory workers. J Occup Health. 2016 Sep 30;58(5):434-443. doi: 10.1539/joh.16-0043-OA. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

  PMID: 27488035 BACKGROUND

• Komarnisky LA, Christopherson RJ, Basu TK. Sulfur: its clinical and toxicologic aspects. Nutrition. 2003 Jan;19(1):54-61. doi: 10.1016/s0899-9007(02)00833-x.

  PMID: 12507640 BACKGROUND

• Leikam, D. F. & Achorn, F. P. (2005) Phosphate fertilizers: production, characteristics, and technologies. Phosphorus: Agriculture and the environment, 46, 23-50.

  BACKGROUND

• Geravandi, S., Goudarzi, G., Babaei, A. A., Takdastan, A., Mohammadi, M. J., Niri, M. V., Salmanzadeh, S. & Shirbeigi, E. (2015) Health endpoint attributed to sulfur dioxide air pollutants. Jundishapur Journal of Health Sciences, 7(3).

  BACKGROUND

Related Links

• Elessent Clean Technologies (2023) Sulfuric Acid in the Phosphate Fertilizer Industry, 2023

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior; Health Education

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior

Study Officials

• Israa Salah El Din

  Assiut University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Israa Salah El Din, Ass.Lect

CONTACT

01099633640; israa.s.shaker@med.aun.edu.eg

Shimaa Abd El Samee, Ass.Prof

CONTACT

01000525137; shima_dola@aun.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2023
• First Posted: January 3, 2024
• Study Start: May 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2025
• Study Completion: February 1, 2025
• Last Updated: January 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share