Document ID (ISN) | 100609 |
CIS number |
02-1691 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Akpinar-Elci M., Cimrin A.H., Elci O.M. |
Title |
Prevalence and risk factors of occupational asthma among hairdressers in Turkey |
Bibliographic information |
June 2002, Vol.44, No.6, p.585-590. 35 ref. |
Abstract |
This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence and possible risk factors of occupational asthma among hairdressers in Turkey. Occupational history and respiratory, ocular, dermal, and nasal symptoms were investigated using a standardized questionnaire, worksite pulmonary function tests were conducted and allergen skin tests were performed. Asthma risk factors were then determined using age- and sex-adjusted logistic regression models. The prevalence of occupational asthma in hairdressers was 14.6%. The odds ratio for hairdressers in a high work intensity group was 3.6 with a significant dose-response trend. The odds ratio for occupational asthma among workers with atopy was 4.5. An excess risk of occupational asthma with allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis was also observed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Turkey; asthma; frequency rates; risk factors; hairdressing |
Descriptors (secondary) |
rhinitis; conjunctivitis; questionnaire survey; skin tests; allergic reactivity; age-linked differences; sex-linked differences; individual susceptibility; statistical evaluation; respiratory function tests |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Turkey; USA |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Hairdressing & beauty parlours Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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