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Cost-Effectiveness of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Prevention Based on Its Predicted Incidence within the Datong Coal Mine Group in China

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  • Fuhai Shen
  • Hongbo Liu
  • Juxiang Yuan
  • Bing Han
  • Kai Cui
  • Yu Ding
  • Xueyun Fan
  • Hong Cao
  • Sanqiao Yao
  • Xia Suo
  • Zhiqian Sun
  • Xiang Yun
  • Zhengbing Hua
  • Jie Chen

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We aimed to estimate the economic losses currently caused by coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) and, on the basis of these measurements, confirm the economic benefit of preventive measures. Our cohort study included 1,847 patients with CWP and 43,742 coal workers without CWP who were registered in the employment records of the Datong Coal Mine Group. We calculated the cumulative incidence rate of pneumoconiosis using the life-table method. We used the dose-response relationship between cumulative incidence density and cumulative dust exposure to predict the future trend in the incidence of CWP. We calculate the economic loss caused by CWP and economic effectiveness of CWP prevention by a step-wise model. The cumulative incidence rates of CWP in the tunneling, mining, combining, and helping cohorts were 58.7%, 28.1%, 21.7%, and 4.0%, respectively. The cumulative incidence rates increased gradually with increasing cumulative dust exposure (CDE). We predicted 4,300 new CWP cases, assuming the dust concentrations remained at the levels of 2011. If advanced dustproof equipment was adopted, 537 fewer people would be diagnosed with CWP. In all, losses of 1.207 billion Renminbi (RMB, official currency of China) would be prevented and 4,698.8 healthy life years would be gained. Investments in advanced dustproof equipment would be total 843 million RMB, according to our study; the ratio of investment to restored economic losses was 1:1.43. Controlling workplace dust concentrations is critical to reduce the onset of pneumoconiosis and to achieve economic benefits.

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  • Fuhai Shen & Hongbo Liu & Juxiang Yuan & Bing Han & Kai Cui & Yu Ding & Xueyun Fan & Hong Cao & Sanqiao Yao & Xia Suo & Zhiqian Sun & Xiang Yun & Zhengbing Hua & Jie Chen, 2015. "Cost-Effectiveness of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Prevention Based on Its Predicted Incidence within the Datong Coal Mine Group in China," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(6), pages 1-17, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0130958
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130958
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    1. Bing Han & Hongbo Liu & Guojiang Zhai & Qun Wang & Jie Liang & Mengcang Zhang & Kai Cui & Fuhai Shen & Hongbo Yi & Yuting Li & Yuhan Zhai & Yang Sheng & Jie Chen, 2016. "Estimates and Predictions of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis Cases among Redeployed Coal Workers of the Fuxin Mining Industry Group in China: A Historical Cohort Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-10, February.

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