Assessment of pulmonary function among woodworkers exposed to mixed tropical hardwood dust in Kumasi, Ghana
The study revealed that woodworkers exposed to mixed tropical hardwood dust without personal protection equipment showed an increase in the prevalence of rhinitis and sneezing and a significant reduction in the VC and FVC values at the workplace.
Authors
- Isaac Ekow Ennin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8167-0377)
- Raymond Saa-Eru Maalman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6939-8198)
- Francis Agyemang Yeboah
- Margaret Agyei Frempong
Institutions
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Central University (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Health Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v25i4.16
- Primary Topic
- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Ghana
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology