Author(s)

Wei Gao^1*, Yong Zhang², Xin Ge¹

Affiliation(s)

¹Huaibei Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute, Huaibei 235000, Anhui, China.

²Huaibei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huaibei 235000, Anhui, China.

Corresponding Author

Wei Gao

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics and trends of newly reported occupational diseases among employing units in a certain City from 2015 to 2024, and to provide a scientific basis for developing targeted occupational disease prevention and control strategies. Methods: A retrospective epidemiological investigation was conducted. Data from 469 newly reported occupational disease cases in a certain City between 2015 and 2024 were collected from the occupational disease reporting system. Descriptive epidemiological methods and statistical analyses (chi-square test, analysis of variance) were employed to analyze the distribution characteristics and trends of occupational diseases. Results: Pneumoconiosis was the predominant occupational disease in a certain City, accounting for 95.10% of all cases. Among these, coal workers' pneumoconiosis (316 cases, 67.38%) and silicosis (130 cases, 27.72%) were the most common. The year 2019 marked the peak incidence (89 cases), with a fluctuating downward trend observed in recent years. A significant difference was found in the average length of exposure before onset among different occupational diseases (F = 11.41, P = 0.001), with coal workers' pneumoconiosis having the longest average exposure period (25.66 ± 6.63 years). Conclusions: While certain achievements have been made in occupational disease prevention and control in a certain City, pneumoconiosis remains the primary concern. Targeted prevention and control measures should be strengthened in high-risk areas and industries, and for specific exposure length groups. Additionally, emerging occupational health risks require ongoing attention.

KEYWORDS

Energy city; Occupational diseases; Incidence trend

CITE THIS PAPER

Wei Gao, Yong Zhang, Xin Ge. Analysis of the status of newly reported occupational diseases in employing units in a certain City from 2015 to 2024. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research. 2025, 7(3): 20-24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/jpmr3051.

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