Abstract
The tea collection is a difficult and laborious task, but few studies have analyzed risks by work activities or the work environment. To investigate the effects of work activities and work environment on tea collectors by looking from dermatological perspective, detailed dermatological examination was performed on tea collectors and clinical backgrounds of the participants were questioned and all findings were noted. The participants clinically suspected for skin, hair and nail infections have been referred to our hospital microbiology laboratory for sampling. The most common diseases in the participants were allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis and acute paronychia. These three diseases accounted for 59.1% of the total diseases in tea collectors. Clinical background story was unremarkable in the vast majority of participants. The current study draws attention to this business area and health problems of tea collectors. The authors think that, use of protective equipment such as masks and gloves during working and receiving of safety training related to their job will decrease work-related health problems of tea collectors.
Highlights
The tea (Camellia sinensis) has been cultivated in China about 2000 years ago, where its leaves were processed and its infusion used as a palatable drink [1]
Turkey holds a significant place among the world’s largest tea producers and is ranked as 6th among the world tea production and tea plantation has been growing in the Eastern Black Sea Region in an area of 76.632 ha [3]
While performing routine outpatient services we have noticed that some skin diseases occur more frequently in tea collectors and we decided to investigate the reason of this situation
Summary
The tea (Camellia sinensis) has been cultivated in China about 2000 years ago, where its leaves were processed and its infusion used as a palatable drink [1]. Tea is cultivated in over 30 countries/areas of the world including Bangladesh, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey and Uganda [1]. Turkey holds a significant place among the world’s largest tea producers and is ranked as 6th among the world tea production and tea plantation has been growing in the Eastern Black Sea Region in an area of 76.632 ha [3]. Many people work in this business field there are very few studies about the effect of the tea on tea workers in manufacturing process of the tea [4]. There is no study in the literature about tea collectors
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