North American Academic Research. 2023, 6(3), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7846664 Monthly Journal by TWASP, USA NAAR Home (twasp.info) Research Sex Differentials in Occurrence of Arsenicosis and Its Complications Most Rozina Begom1*, Baby Kirttania 2*, Tahmina Sadeka3*, Dr Asiya Ferdous 4*,Abul kalam 5 *, Dr Sk Akhtar Ahmad 6*, Dr. Nawzia Yasmin 7* ,Dr. Mahmud Hossain Faruquee 8* 1 Nursing Officer, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Hospital (NICVD), Sher e Bangla Nagor Dhaka 1207 2 Nursing Officer, National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, Mohakhali,Dhaka 3 Nursing Instructor, Sylhet Nursing College, Sylhet 4 Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka 5 PhD, Research Fellow, School of Nursing & Health, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China 6 Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Bangladesh, University of Health Sciences. Dhaka. 7 Professor, Department of Public Health, State University of Bangladesh. 8 Associate Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka Abstract:This cross-sectional study aimed to identify sex differentials in the occurrence of arsenicosis and its complications, with particular reference to women in Aliabad Union of Faridpur Sadar Upazilla of Faridpur, an arsenic-affected district in Bangladesh during November 2019-april 2020. Data were collected from 256 respondents among them 60.9% (n=156) were females and 100 males in age group of less than 30 and more than or above 51 years of age. Most of the respondents (89.8%, n=230) were married, belong to joint family type (74.6%, n=191). Majority of the respondents 41.8%(n=107) had primary level of education and most of the respondents 40.6%(104) family income were into 5-10 thousand. Most of the respondents 44.1%(n=113) were use shallow tube-well and also arsenic removal filter as their current water source. The common features of arsenicosis were identified as melanosis, keratosis and leukomelanosis and Most patients were found in the mild or moderate stage of the disease, Among them only 4.7%(n=12) patients had ankle oedema and 7%(n=18) had ulcer and only 1.2% had Bowens disease as complications of arsenicosis . The female patients were found statistically significant in association with clinical features of arsenicosis melanosis (chi 2 =21.76, P=0.001) P<0.05, keratosis (chi 2 =40.57, P=0.001) P<0.05. The complications of arsenicosis were found statistically significant (chi 2 =2.24, P=0.524) in association with females(p<.05). It was statistically revealed that females (60.9%) are more sufferer than male. However, there were not found any statistical association between age and arsenicosis. Key words: Melanosis, Keratosis, Leukomelanosis, Arsenicosis *Corresponding Author: Most Rozina Begom Accepted: 27 March, 2023; Published: 19 April, 2023 How to cite this article: Most Rozina Begom, Baby Kirttania, Tahmina Sadeka, Dr Asiya Ferdous, Abul kalam, Dr Sk Akhtar Ahmad, Dr. Nawzia Yasmin, Dr. Mahmud Hossain Faruquee (2023). Sex Differentials in Occurrence of Arsenicosis and Its Complications. North American Academic Research, 6(3), 186-196. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7846664 Conflicts of Interest: There are no conflicts to declare.