Full article: Challenges in Nigeria's education sector and the
Meanwhile, that was the same amount that Nigeria budgeted for the entire ministry of Education in Nigeria in the same year, at the prevailing market exchange rates of R1/N29. In addition, the South African university provides a conducive atmosphere and prospects for migrants looking at the incentives mentioned above, but the socio-economic ...
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Recruiting Difficulties Intensify in Nigeria
The Nigeria Security Tracker, a project of the United Nations Council on Foreign Relations, tracks violence motivated by political, economic or social grievances in Nigeria. It counted 2,384 ...
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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their associated factors …
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their associated factors among quarry workers in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study. 1 Please help EMBL-EBI keep the data flowing to the scientific community!
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Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions …
Workers in the quarry industries are exposed to hazards resulting from the inhalation of air borne particulates. The study determined the prevalence of respiratory …
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Challenges and strategies for sustainable project …
Covid-19 pandemic have raised serious health concerns, work disruptions and job loss. Thus, Nigeria's Covid-19 challenges can hinder project performance in the construction sector. By integrating the principle of sustainable construction, it can minimise the environmental and socio-economic impact of Covid-19.
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Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal pain among timber workers …
There is an increased prevalen ce of WRMS pain among timber workers in Enugu metropolis with the low back being the commonly affected body area. Objective: Work related musculoskeletal disorder (W MSD) is an occupational problem which timber workers are prone to because of the nature of their job. This study sought to determine the …
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Prevalence and predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
However, the reported prevalence of WRMSDs was lower compared to a similar study amongst workers in gold mines in Ghana (85.5%) and among quarry workers in Southeast Nigeria (83.3%) . The discrepancy could be explained by the possibility that Twangiza mining site might be better designed ergonomically.
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Determining pulmonary function and the associated risk factors …
About 23.6% of the participants were females. The distribution of the risk factors among the quarry workers and the residents is presented in Table 2. Among the quarry workers, 20.3% were underweight, whereas 12.2% were underweight among the residents. The mean body mass index among the quarry workers and residents was 21.9 and 24.0, …
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(PDF) Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their …
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their associated factors among quarry workers in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study (PDF) Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their …
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Correlates of Stone Quarry Workers' Awareness of Work …
I NTRODUCTION. Work-related eye injury, especially in the quarry industry,[1,2,3] remains an important cause of ocular morbidity and vision loss in the working age group, in both low and middle income countries (LMICs) and the developed economies.With reported prevalence ranging from 2% to 4%,[] and often involving the ocular surface and anterior …
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(PDF) AN ASSESSMENT OF GRANITE QUARRYING …
Halwenge, J. A., 2015; Dust pollution and its health risks among rock quarry workers in kajiado County, Kenya. Unpublished Degree of Master of Environmental …
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Occupational health hazards of stone quarry workers of …
Ezisi, C. N. (2019). Risk Factors For Work-Related Eye Injuries Among Stone Quarry Workers: A Field Report. Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology 27 (1), 33. ... . Occupational Exposure to Quarry Dust and Blood Pressure Status of Quarry Workers in Nigeria Population. Asian Journal of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases 2 (2), 1–8.
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Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of …
Both psychological and health problems suffered by nearby residents include shock (46.0%), nasal infection (29.2%), and asthma (4.6%). The quarry workers …
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Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions among quarry workers …
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.212.7640 Corpus ID: 15240745; Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions among quarry workers in Edo state, Nigeria @article{Isara2016RespiratorySA, title={Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions among quarry workers in Edo state, Nigeria}, author={Alphonsus Rukevwe Isara and …
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Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions among quarry workers …
A total of 113 quarry workers comprising 76 site workers and 37 office workers were studied. Table 1 shows the socio-demographic and other characteristics of the respondents. The controls with a mean age of 42.6 ± 12.7 years were significantly older than the exposure groups with a mean age of 36.2 ± 10.9 years (p 0.05) and a higher …
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Assessment of Occupational Health Hazards …
The study aimed to assess the occupational health hazards among quarry workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study employed a cross sectional study that deals with observational and clinical examination that involved …
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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their associated …
the associated factors among quarry workers. Hence, this study seeks to determine the prevalence of MSDs and their associated factors among quarry workers in Nigeria. 2. Materials and methods 2.1. Study design This study utilized a cross-sectional research design to assess the MSDs and their associated factors among the quarry workers in …
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Effects of Quarry Dust on Some Haematological Parameters among Workers
To determine the prevalence of respiratory problems and lung function impairment among quarry workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Respiratory problems and lung function were studied in 403 quarry workers aged 10-60 years. Respiratory problems were investigated with a questionnaire based on international models adapted for the study population.
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Failed state? Why Nigeria's fragile democracy is facing an uncertain
A series of overlapping security, political and economic crises has left Nigeria facing its worst instability since the end of the Biafran war in 1970.. With experts warning that large parts of ...
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Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions among quarry workers …
The study found the respiratory disease to be a common health risk among mine workers, of which primary symptoms are breathlessness, chest pain, wheeze, and cough [32] and associated with duration ...
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Effect of particulate matter from quarry activities on crops
In South-Eastern Nigeria, several quarry operations provide 8.7% of the country's annual GDP to the economy. These businesses do, however, frequently cause air pollution. Extech Model VPC300 was used to measure PM2.5, PM10, and various meteorological factors, and conduct a social survey to determine the impact of …
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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and their associated factors …
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Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and …
The data collected from hospital records of quarry workers portrayed their health profile while the prevalent health problems of the nearby residents were elicited from a questionnaire survey ...
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Self‐reported disease symptoms of stone quarry …
In this study, we assessed the joint effect of work‐post (working distance to the crusher) and PPE usage on self‐reported disease symptoms of stone quarry workers …
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(PDF) Pulmonary function among stone quarry …
Objectives: This study aims to assess pulmonary function and determine the associated risk factors among quarry workers. Materials and Methods: A comparative, cross-sectional study was conducted ...
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(PDF) A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Work Related …
Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are worldwide problems that affect workers in a wide variety of occupations, causing workers' disability and increased health care cost. ... A Cross-Sectional Survey Of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevalence And Associated Risk Factors Among Quarry Workers In A South ...
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Causative and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders
Conclusion MSDs are prevalent among the quarry workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Thus, there is an urgent need to increase the workers' and employers' awareness of appropriate ergonomic and ...
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Prevalence of MSDs among quarry workers (N ¼ …
The answers showed that MSDs were topmost Njaka et al. [13] conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence of MSDs and their associated factors among male and quarry workers in ...
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(PDF) Noise Exposure and Hearing Capabilities of Quarry Workers …
The composition of respondents from the quarry might exacerbate this situation in developing countries and companies was as follows: A. Kannin (120 respondents; therefore the need to assess the industrial noise pollution 20.1%), KAS quarry (80 respondents; 13.4%), Siemens quarry and its impact on the hearing capabilities of workers in such …
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