Analysis on epidemic characteristics of newly diagnosed occupational diseases in Tai'an City from 2006 to 2022
Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and pathogenic factors of occupational diseases in Tai'an City,understand the characteristics and prevalence trends of occupational disease incidence,and provide a basis for occupational health supervision and prevention policy formulation.Methods The data of occupational disease cases in Tai'an City from 2006 to 2022 were collected from the occupational disease and health hazard monitoring information system,and classified and analyzed them according to the types of occupational diseases,time,regions,enterprises and population distribution.Results From 2006 to 2022,there were a total of 1 808 newly diagnosed occupational diseases in 8 categories and 28 types in Tai'an City.Among them,there were 1 754 males(97.01%)and 54 females(2.99%).The average length of service for damage exposure was(23.50±12.50)years,with 20-<30 years accounting for the highest proportion(45.47%).The average diagnosis age was(57.40±1 1.95)years old,with the highest proportion being 50-<60 years old(29.98%).In terms of the types of occupational diseases,occupational pneumoconiosis and other respiratory diseases(87.11%),occupational ear,nose,throat and oral diseases(6.19%),and occupational chemical poisoning(3.82%)ranked in the top three,while pneumoconiosis accounted for 85.95%,mainly coal worker's pneumoconiosis,silicosis and welder pneumoconiosis.In terms of time distribution,the highest diagnostic report in 2007 was 12.17%.In terms of regional distribution,Feicheng City had 41.37%and Xintai City had 37.22%.In terms of industry categories,the mining industry accounted for 82.08%,while the manufacturing industry accounted for 16.37%.In terms of enterprise scale,large enterprises accounted for 63.27%and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 31.86%.Conclusion The overall trend of occupational disease incidence in Tai'an City is decreasing,but the situation is still severe.The prevention and control of pneumoconiosis is the focus of future occupational disease prevention and control work,and small and micro enterprises should be the key targets for rectification,strengthening occupational health supervision and enterprise self-management.
Occupational diseaseEpidemic characteristicsTai'an City