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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.
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 ProvinceTurkey; USA
Subject(s) Commerce, services, offices
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Hairdressing & beauty parlours
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)