A survey of work-related injuries among building construction workers in southwestern Ethiopia

A Lette, A Ambelu, T Getahun, S Mekonen - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Construction sites are known to be one of the most dangerous areas for human health and
safety. In developing countries, enforcement of safety rules are often negligible to minimize …

Solar ultraviolet radiation in Africa: a systematic review and critical evaluation of the health risks and use of photoprotection

RM Lucas, M Norval, CY Wright - Photochemical & Photobiological …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Most information on the harmful health effects of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has been
obtained in populations in which the majority has fair skin. Here a systematic review of …

[HTML][HTML] Ocular health and safety assessment among mechanics of the cape coast metropolis, Ghana

EK Abu, SB Boadi-Kusi, PQ Opuni, S Kyei… - Journal of Ophthalmic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: To conduct an ocular health and safety assessment among mechanics in the Cape
Coast Metropolis, Ghana. Methods: This descriptive cross sectional study included 500 …

Correlates of stone quarry workers' awareness of work-related ocular health hazards and utilization of protective eye devices: Findings in southeastern Nigeria

CN Ezisi, BI Eze, O Okoye, O Arinze - Indian journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To assess the awareness of work-related ocular health hazards and utilization of
personal protective eye devices (PPEDs) among stone quarry workers in Abakaliki …

Knowledge and awareness of ocular allergy among undergraduate students of public universities in Ghana

S Kyei, B Tettey, K Asiedu, A Awuah - BMC ophthalmology, 2016 - Springer
Background Ocular allergy is a growing public health problem that greatly impacts the day-to-
day life of sufferers and their families. Other aspects of their activities of daily living such as …

Co-occurring environmental stressors have emerging impacts on sensory-motor behavior

PS Suriyampola, M Lopez… - Integrative and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Anthropogenic activities often lead to alterations in the natural environment via multiple
routes. Simultaneous occurrence of interacting environmental perturbations may influence …

[PDF][PDF] Ocular conditions among singed–hide butchers at The Kumasi abattoir

DB Kumah, JD Bisiw, M Abdul–Kabir, EA Osae - mercury, 2015 - academia.edu
This study attempted to determine the prevalent eye conditions among singed-hide butchers
at the Kumasi abattoir (slaughterhouse) in Ghana. A cross-sectional study comprising 80 …

[HTML][HTML] Ocular health among industrial workers: a prevalence study of foreign body injury, refractive error, dry eye, pterygium and pingueculae

İE Ay, M Demirezen, Y Şenol, A Til - La Medicina del lavoro, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Workplaces play a critical role in developing ocular diseases, owing to the risk
of accidents. This study aimed to evaluate the ocular health of industrial workers by …

[PDF][PDF] Ocular Conditions among Small Scale Miners in Selected Communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

DB Kumah, MA Kabir, AAA Ankomah… - BAOJ Medical & …, 2015 - academia.edu
BAOJ Medical and Nursing Page 1 BAOJ Medical and Nursing Ocular Conditions among
Small Scale Miners in Selected Communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana David Ben …

Symptomatic vergence disorders in junior high school children in Ghana

C Darko-Takyi, NE Khan, U Nirghini - African Vision and Eye Health, 2016 - journals.co.za
Background: Optometrists in Ghana are hampered in performing comprehensive binocular
vision assessments, because of the lack of appropriate instruments leading to a paucity of …