The Prevalence of Asthma and Asthma-Like Symptoms among Seasonal Agricultural Workers

Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in seasonal agricultural workers living in fields with toxic chemical exposure. Methods. European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-5
Main Authors: Unluoglu, Ilhami, Sarı, Yunus Emre, Saglan, Ramazan, Oztas, Dilek, Bilge, Ugur, Sağlan, Yasemin, Balcıoğlu, Hüseyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Agriculture
Allergens
Allergic rhinitis
Allergies
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Chemicals
Cold
Confidence intervals
Dermatitis
Disease
Eczema
Farmers
Farmworkers
Female
Gender
Health aspects
Health problems
Humans
Inflammatory diseases
Male
Males
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Occupational exposure
Pesticides
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Respiratory diseases
Rhinitis
Risk analysis
Risk factors
Seasons
Statistics
Turkey - epidemiology
Workers
Young Adult
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Summary:Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in seasonal agricultural workers living in fields with toxic chemical exposure. Methods. European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire was used to assess the prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in the study. Results. Of the study group, 51.1% (267) were male and the age of the study group ranged from 18 to 88 years and the mean (SD) was 45.68 (13.39) years. The prevalence of asthma attacks in seasonal agricultural workers in the last one year (current prevalence) was 11.2%; the prevalence of asthma (cumulative prevalence) was 15.1%. In the study, smoking was found to be an important risk factor for current asthma. The prevalence of cumulative asthma was higher in seasonal agricultural workers with allergic rhinitis (p
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2020/3495272