Risk factors for work-related eczema and urticaria among vocational students of agriculture

Autor:	Radosław Śpiewak, Anna Góra-Florek, Andrzej Horoch, Mirosław J. Jarosz, Agnieszka Doryńska, Marcin Golec, Jacek Dutkiewicz
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	work-related dermatoses occupational skin disease risk factors farmers agriculture vocational schools apprentices eczema dermatitis urticaria Agriculture Environmental sciences GE1-350
Zdroj:	Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 716-721 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1232-1966 1898-2263
DOI:	10.26444/aaem/81002
Popis:	Introduction and objective Farmers are at high risk of occupational skin diseases which may start already during vocational training. This study was aimed at identification of risk factors for work-related skin diseases among vocational students of agriculture. Material and methods The study involved 440 students (245 males, 195 females aged 17–21 years) in 11 vocational schools which were at least 100 km from each other. The protocol included a physician-managed questionnaire and medical examination, skin prick tests, patch tests, total IgE and Phadiatop. Logistic regression model was used for the identification of relevant risk factors. Results Work-related dermatoses were diagnosed in 29 study participants (6.6%, 95%CI: 4.3–8.9%): eczema in 22, urticaria in 14, and co-existence of both in 7 students. Significant risk factors for work-related eczema were: history of respiratory allergy (OR=10.10; p
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