Abstract

MOREIRA MACIAS, Eugenia Lyli. EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS IN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH LUNG HEALTH. Revista San Gregorio [online]. 2019, vol.1, n.29, pp.118-129. ISSN 2528-7907.

One of the sectors most exposed to risk factors is construction, where workers commit their health for various reasons; Therefore, it is proposed to analyze and synthesize the information on asbestos exposure in construction workers and its relationship with lung health, based on the systematic exploratory review of the latest scientific evidence through Google Scholar and databases such as PubMed , Journal and others; a search was made with the keywords; 82 articles from a total of 2460 were pre-selected in the 1998-2018 period through a first reading of the title, summary, inclusion and exclusion criteria; in a second reading, 30 articles were selected that fulfilled the study variables and the content analysis of each of the publications was carried out. Several authorsdetermine that exposure to asbestos affects lung health in construction workers with diseases mainly due to inhalation of fibers. It is concluded that the lack of knowledge of workers who handle materials with asbestos make them vulnerable to the risks caused by this materiality such as: asbestosis, pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Keywords : Lung diseases; asbestos exposure; construction workers.

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