Incidence of skin and respiratory diseases among Danish hairdressing apprentices.
Contact Dermatitis
; 76(3): 160-166, 2017 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Hairdressing is one of the professions with the highest risk of occupational skin and respiratory diseases. The incidence of these diseases in hairdressing apprentices has been studied only sparsely.OBJECTIVE:
To determine the incidence of skin and respiratory diseases in hairdressing apprentices, and to explore whether hairdressing apprentices leave the trade during training because of these diseases.METHODS:
A 3-year follow-up questionnaire study was conducted among 248 hairdressing apprentices and a control group comprising 816 young adults from the general population.RESULTS:
The incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for contact urticaria (IRR 4.7, 95%CI 2.6-8.6), hand eczema (IRR 1.7, 95%CI 1.1-2.6) and rhinitis symptoms (IRR 1.6, 95%CI 1.2-2.2) were significantly increased in the hairdressing apprentices, whereas wheezing was similar between groups. During the follow-up period, 21.8% of the hairdressing apprentices had left the trade, and 70.3% of these had left because of health complaints. The most frequently reported reasons for leaving were musculoskeletal pain (47.4%) and skin diseases (47.4%), followed by respiratory symptoms (23.7%).CONCLUSIONS:
Hairdressing apprentices are at increased risk for contact urticaria, hand eczema and rhinitis symptoms compared with the general population, and a substantial proportion leave the trade because of these diseases, causing a 'healthy worker survivor effect.'Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Respiratórios
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Indústria da Beleza
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Dermatite Ocupacional
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Dermatite de Contato
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article