Tuberculosis control and occupational health services.

نویسنده

  • J T Mets
چکیده

Die hoë voorkoms van tuberkulose in die Kaapstadgebied, soos aangegee deur die mediese gesondheidsbeamptes van die Kaapse Afdelingsraad en die Stadsraad, is rede tot kommer. In 1982 was die syfers vir Swartes in die omgewing van 1 400 tot 1 500 per 100 000 en vir Kleurlinge in die omgewing van 300 tot 340 per 100 000. Die beraan.de bevolking in die WesKaap gesondheidstreke is 1,6-miljoen. Met die samewerking van die bedrvfsgesondheids-verpleegkundiges in die area is 'n opname gedoen om die voorkoms van tuberkulose in industrie en die rol van hierdie verpleegkundiges in tuberkulosebeheer te ondersoek. Die opname het ’n werkersbevolking van 24 471 persone in 29 ondernemings ingesluit. Vir swart werkers was die jaarlikse voorkoms van tuberkulose 1 per 100 en vir Kleurlingwerkers 1 per 200. Bedryfsgesondheidsverpleegkundiges was verantwoordelik vir die identifisering van 65 % van al die gevalle wat in ’n twee-jaar tydperk (1981 en 1982) opgespoor is en het ’n beslissende rol gespeel in die geslaagde behandeling van werkers. ’n Stel riglyne, wat gebaseer is op die bevindings van die opname, is vir die hantering en beheer van tuberkulose in industrie opgestel. INTRODUCTION

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Curationis

دوره 7 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1984