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Latex allergy symptoms and awareness of health care students

Latex containing medical products are in widely use among healthcare university students (HUS) (medical, nursing and paramedic) in their hospital practices. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of local and systemic reactions relating to latex products and to reveal awareness l...

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Published in:Gülhane tıp dergisi 2015-12, Vol.57 (4), p.352
Main Authors: Kartal, Ozgur, Sari, Oktay, Gulec, Mustafa, Aydogan, mit, Musabak, Ugur, Sener, Osman
Format: Article
Language:eng ; tur
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Summary:Latex containing medical products are in widely use among healthcare university students (HUS) (medical, nursing and paramedic) in their hospital practices. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of local and systemic reactions relating to latex products and to reveal awareness level with regard to latex allergy among HUS in a medical academy. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered detailed questionnaire completed by HUS. The study samples were consisted of 159 medical students, 197 nursing students, and 226 paramedic students. Regardless from the gender and school, a total of 71 (12,2%) students were reported latex related symptoms. We found that the frequency of the latex related symptoms (local and systemic) were higher in nursing students. The relationship of latex related symptoms and the total number of previous history of invasive exam (mucosal, parenteral exposure with the latex containing medical products) was statistically significant (p
ISSN:1302-0471
2146-8052
DOI:10.5455/gulhane.176812