ABSTRACT
Pilot epidemiology survey has been conducted with the aim to study the effect of occupational factors on workers in the Zestafoni Manganese Processing Plant. Overall 102 workers have been surveyed. They were selected from the list circulating in the plant ambulance. Selected workers have been surveyed through a standard questionnaire. The survey revealed that prevalence of such diseases as Radiculitis, hypertension, bronchitis, gastritis, and ulcer, ocular and nasal-pharyngeal diseases are high among the workers of the Zestafoni Processing Plant. Study results have shown direct correlation between development of diseases and distance residence from the plant. Prevalence of hypertension, ocular and nasal-pharyngeal diseases, bronchitis was higher among workers lived within distance of 2-5 kilometers from the plant. Positive correlation revealed between length of job and prevalence of bronchitis, ocular diseases, Radiculitis, hypertension, cardiac diseases and gastritis. Among plant workers revealed high prevalence of symptoms characterized the central nervous system disorders such as sleep disorder, insomnia, backache, walking disorders. The results proven correlation between occupational factors and diseases and different symptoms.
