Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Primary
Author	Jones M
Study Year	2014
Country	UK
Molecular Weight of Agent	N/A
Category	N/A
Agent	N/A
Occupation	Laboratory animal workers
Outcome/Diagnosis	The risk of sensitization to laboratory animals
Activity Intervention	The use of respiratory protective equipment
Participation Rate	776 workers participated in the survey conducted between 1999 and 2001
Intervention Effectiveness	In employees who worked with animal for <5 years and entered the animal house daily, the use of face masks at first exposure was associated with a significantly lower prevalence of specific sensitization to laboratory animals. While laboratory animal workers with work-related chest symptoms were less likely to use masks compared to those without such symptoms (56% versus 67%, respectively), this difference was not statistically significant.