Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Primary
Author	Singh T
Study Year	2012
Country	South Africa
Molecular Weight of Agent	N/A
Category	N/A
Agent	N/A
Occupation	Dental healthcare workers (HCW)
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occupational asthma
Activity Intervention	Personal protective equipment (PPE) included gloves, respiratory protection (surgical mask), goggles, and laboratory coats.
Participation Rate	454 of 1,816 currently employed dental HCWs (Participation rate: 25%). 33 workers were excluded from data analysis since they had incomplete data.
Intervention Effectiveness	Statistically significant findings: For non-atopic asthmatics: • Regular use of any type of PPE was protective: OR: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.1-0.7. For atopic asthmatics: • Glove use and respiratory protection were protective: OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.17-0.89 and OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.17-0.89, respectively.