Characteristics and Trends of Pneumoconiosis in the Jiangsu Province, China, 2006–2017

Lei Han, Wenxi Yao, Zilong Bian, Yuan Zhao, Hengdong Zhang, Bangmei Ding, Han Shen, Ping Li, Baoli Zhu and Chunhui Ni
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Lei Han: Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210028, China
Wenxi Yao: Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
Zilong Bian: Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
Yuan Zhao: Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210028, China
Hengdong Zhang: Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210028, China
Bangmei Ding: Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210028, China
Han Shen: Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210028, China
Ping Li: Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
Baoli Zhu: Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
Chunhui Ni: Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: This study aims to describe the characteristics and trends of pneumoconiosis in the Jiangsu Province, China, and provide information for the occupational diseases control. We collected and analyzed the data of pneumoconiosis cases reported annually from 2006 to 2017. The information of the cases mainly includes case distributions, clinical types and stages, enterprise types and scales, as well as diagnosis age and exposure duration. A total of 9243 pneumoconiosis cases were reported between 2006 and 2017, among which silicosis and coal workers’ pneumoconiosis accounted for the vast majority (87.5%). The incidence of pneumoconiosis was relatively higher in Wuxi, Yancheng, Suzhou and Xuzhou, compared to the other district. Most pneumoconiosis cases occurred in the state-owned (58.4%) and collective enterprises (23.8%). Most cases worked in industries related to geology and coal production. The median exposure duration and diagnosis age of the total pneumoconiosis cases was 13.2 and 61.0 years, respectively. Therefore, more measurements are needed to control pneumoconiosis in the Jiangsu Province.

Keywords: occupational disease; pneumoconiosis; epidemiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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