Risk factors for work-related eczema and urticaria among vocational students of agriculture

Farmers are at high risk of occupational skin diseases which may start already during vocational training. This study was aimed at identification of risk factors for work-related skin diseases among vocational students of agriculture. The study involved 440 students (245 males, 195 females aged 17-2...

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Published in:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2017-12, Vol.24 (4), p.716-721
Main Authors: Śpiewak, Radosław, Góra-Florek, Anna, Horoch, Andrzej, Jarosz, Mirosław J, Doryńska, Agnieszka, Golec, Marcin, Dutkiewicz, Jacek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Agricultural Workers' Diseases - diagnosis
Agricultural Workers' Diseases - epidemiology
Agriculture
Allergens
Allergic rhinitis
Allergies
apprentices
Asthma
Atopy
Contact dermatitis
Cosmetics
dermatitis
Detergents
Disease
Eczema
Eczema - diagnosis
Eczema - epidemiology
Family medical history
Farmers
Farmers - statistics & numerical data
Female
Genetics
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Immunoglobulin E
Inscriptions
Male
Metals
Occupational diseases
occupational skin disease
Rhinitis
Risk Factors
Schools
Skin
Skin diseases
Skin Tests
Students
Students - statistics & numerical data
Training
Urticaria
Urticaria - diagnosis
Urticaria - epidemiology
vocational schools
work-related dermatoses
Young Adult
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Summary:Farmers are at high risk of occupational skin diseases which may start already during vocational training. This study was aimed at identification of risk factors for work-related skin diseases among vocational students of agriculture. The study involved 440 students (245 males, 195 females aged 17-21 years) in 11 vocational schools which were at least 100 km from each other. The protocol included a physician-managed questionnaire and medical examination, skin prick tests, patch tests, total IgE and Phadiatop. Logistic regression model was used for the identification of relevant risk factors. Work-related dermatoses were diagnosed in 29 study participants (6.6%, 95%CI: 4.3-8.9%): eczema in 22, urticaria in 14, and co-existence of both in 7 students. Significant risk factors for work-related eczema were: history of respiratory allergy (OR=10.10; p
ISSN:1232-1966
1898-2263
DOI:10.26444/aaem/81002