The Impact of Geographical Factors on the Respiratory Health of Workers in the Biri and Tea Gardens Located in West Bengal, India

The primary aim of this study is to determine the impact of geographical factors on the respiratory health of workers of the biri and tea gardens. Occupational hazards are common among biri and tea garden employees. Individual physicians might profit from using GIS for demographic analysis to estimate demand for various sorts of services. GIS has aided the healthcare business in the same manner that it has aided other customer service firms in managing assets and staff. The technique included field surveys, interactive sessions with employees, lung function testing, data input, and the analysis of independent and dependent data, as well as the construction of indexes. Seasonal medical camps with spirometers for pulmonary function testing were held. Environmental conditions were studied using air samplers. With sufficient diversification, the detected and evaluated issues can be prevented from becoming harmful. The dust from the kendu leaves becomes airborne during bidi manufacturing and is breathed by the biri binders, affecting their health and causing respiratory impairments. Male and female biri binders exposed to biri binders had poorer pulmonary function test values than controls of the same sex. Tobacco-exposed male biri binders had 36.29 % pulmonary impairments, of which 21.77 % were restrictive, 4.03 per cent were obstructive, and 10.48 percent were both restricted and obstructed. Garden workers complained of shortness of breath three times more than industry workers.