Title
Prevalence of sick building syndrome in manufacturing industry workers
Other title
Prevalencia del síndrome del edificio enfermo en trabajadores de la industria manufacturera
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Diaz D.Z.
Palomino Quispe J.F.
Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador
Publisher(s)
Instituto de Altos Estudios de Salud Publica
Abstract
Sick building syndrome refers to a set of general mucosal (ocular and/or respiratory) and skin symptoms presented by occupants of buildings with poor environmental quality, exposing their occupants to physical, mechanical, chemical, biological and psychosocial, which can negatively affect the health and productivity of people. In order to determine the frequency of the symptoms of the occupants of a manufacturing industry in Peru, a cross-sectional study was carried out, applying to 237 workers, stratified by work areas, the questionnaire suggested by the National Institute of Hygiene and Safety at Work, in addition to to evaluate the environmental condition by determining cultivable and countable bioaerosols. The results showed a prevalence greater than 20% in symptoms such as: dry eyes and throat, itchy throat, nasal congestion, headache and general weakness. 164 samples of bioaerosols were taken, quantified and characterized, the microorganisms found with the highest percentage were Aspergillus sp. 54.68% (68) in the administrative area, while in the production and storage areas, Penicillium sp. with 87.10% (108) and 62.21% (77) respectively. Other genera found in higher percentages in the three areas were: Trichoderma, Acremonium, Monilia, Cladosporium, among others. The findings correlate with what has been reported in various investigations, the presence of these fungi suggests that there is an inadequate environmental quality and, together with the prevalence obtained in terms of symptoms, the building under study can be classified with the Sick Building Syndrome.
Start page
47
End page
54
Volume
62
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud ocupacional
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85126768935
Source
Boletin de Malariologia y Salud Ambiental
ISSN of the container
16904648
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