1Doctoral Student, Graduate School
2Professor at Community Health Nursing Department
3Assistant Professor at Community Health Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt
To assess the prevalence of occupational asthma among flour mill workers in Giza governorate and adherence to preventive guidelines.
A cross-sectional study
This study was conducted from August 2018 till November 2018 in Egypt. Data were collected through Occupational asthma questionnaire, Spirometry test record, and Workplace observational checklist.
The findings represented that 100% of flour mill workers complained of occupational asthma, 31.1%, and 27.9% of them had moderate and intermittent degree respectively. Concerning occupational asthma symptoms, 68% of flour mill workers complained of persistent cough, 45.9% of them waked up at night due to shortness of breath, and all of them complained of chest wheezing. Moderate and severe airway obstruction represented 18% and 17.2% of them respectively. There were lack of most of preventive measures in the flour mill.
Occupational asthma, Flour Mill Workers, and Preventive Guidelines
