Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Primary
Author	Botham
Study Year	1987
Country	Sweden
Molecular Weight of Agent	HMW
Category	Animal-derived antigens
Agent	Laboratory animal allergen
Occupation	Laboratory animal handlers
Outcome/Diagnosis	Allergy to laboratory animals (ALA)
Activity Intervention	Measures to reduce exposure and educate workforce introduced in 1981 Limitation: Prevention program not specified in detail.
Participation Rate	383 individuals who completed at least 9 months of employment participated in the study. Limitation: no report of participation rate
Intervention Effectiveness	The incidence of ALA fell from 37% in 1980 to 12% in 1984 in 383 subjects. Reduction of the incidence of ALA, from 37% in 1981 to 20% in 1982, coincided with introduction of exposure control and education measures, but no measurements of aeroallergens were made during the study.