Job hazards and respiratory symptoms in Hispanic female domestic cleaners

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• Alternative Title:
  Arch Environ Occup Health
• Personal Author:
  Whitworth, Kristina W. ; Berumen-Flucker, Brenda ; Delclos, George L. ; Fragoso, Sonia ; Mata, Claudia ; de Porras, David Gimeno Ruiz
• Description:
  The occupational hazards and respiratory symptoms of domestic cleaners in USA are largely unknown. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 56 Hispanic female domestic cleaner on their health status and frequency of cleaning products used and tasks performed. While women used multi-use products (60.0%) and toilet bowl cleaners (51.8%) most days of the week, many (39.3%) reported not using personal protective equipment while cleaning. Itchy/watery eyes (61.8%) and itchy nose (56.4%) were the most frequently reported symptoms. A history of physician-diagnosed asthma was reported by 14.3% while 33.9% had symptoms of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR). In conclusion, this vulnerable population has high prevalence of physician-diagnosis asthma and BHR symptoms and is potentially exposed to myriad occupational hazards. Further research exploring associations between products use, cleaning tasks and respiratory symptoms is warranted.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Bronchial Hyperreactivity Cross-Sectional Studies Female Hispanic Or Latino Humans Informal Sector Middle Aged Occupational Exposure Prevalence Young Adult

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• Source:
  Arch Environ Occup Health. 75(2):70-74
• Pubmed ID:
  31033410
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8849900
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  T42 OH008421/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; T42OH008421/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Volume:
  75
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0ecf03d2aa825e067698ff4a26d5a0391a6ee42f4847085f3bf922b04ed64af3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114577/cdc_114577_DS1.pdf
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