American Journal of Advances in Nursing Research

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE AWARENESS REGARDING BYSSINOSIS & ITS PREVENTION AMONG TEXTILE WORKERS AT JODHPUR, WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP INFORMATION BOOKLET

Mohammed Rizwan

rizwan9414866899@gmail.com

Awareness, Textile workers, Byssinosis, Information booklet

Introduction: Byssinosis is one of the oldest occupational lung disease, which is incurable and is caused by inhalation of cotton dust. Byssinosis is preventable disease. Still this disease kills thousands of workers around the worlds every year. Various studies have should that the textile workers due not having awareness regarding byssinosis and its prevention. In this study, distribution of booklet among textile workers is an attempt to improve the knowledge regarding byssinosis and it/s prevention. Aim of the Study: Assess the awareness regarding byssinosis & its prevention among textile workers. Materials and Method: A descriptive study was carried out to assess the awareness of 100 textile workers selected by purposive sampling, who were workers in different textile mill in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, were assessed by using a structured knowledge questionnaire and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Result: The findings of the study reveals that to the level of awareness shows that majority (73%) of the sample had poor awareness, followed by 19% had good awareness and remaining (8%) sample had average awareness regarding byssinosis and its prevention. However, the majority of the demographic variables such as age, level of education, marital status, religion, monthly income, working experience, type of work, working hours per day and existing pulmonary disease were found significant association with the level of awareness regarding Byssinosis and its prevention except age of starting work and duration of smoking. Conclusion: It can be concluded that textile workers have poor awareness regarding byssinosis as per current research recommendations. They require education and to enhance their awareness regarding byssinosis. Self-information booklets were distributed to them to improve the awareness regarding byssinosis and its prevention