Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Primary
Author	Heilman DK
Study Year	1996
Country	USA
Molecular Weight of Agent	HMW
Category	Plants
Agent	Latex
Occupation	N/A
Outcome/Diagnosis	Latex aeroallergen levels
Activity Intervention	Substitution of low-allergen latex gloves for high-allergen latex gloves.
Participation Rate	N/A
Intervention Effectiveness	Latex aeroallergen levels were:<br />1. Significantly different for low-allergen latex glove use days (mean=1.1 ng/m3; median=0.9 ng/m3; range: 0.1 to 3.5 ng/m3) and for high-allergen latex glove use days (mean=13.7 ng/m3; median=7.7 ng/m3; range: 2.2 to 56.4 ng/m3) (p<0.001).<br />2. Strongly correlated with the total number of gloves used on designated high-allergen latex glove use(r=0.66, p=0.003).