Primary |
Singh T |
2012 |
South Africa |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Dental healthcare workers (HCW) |
Occupational asthma |
Personal protective equipment (PPE) included gloves, respiratory protection (surgical mask), goggles, and laboratory coats. |
454 of 1,816 currently employed dental HCWs (Participation rate: 25%). 33 workers were excluded from data analysis since they had incomplete data. |
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. |