Prevalence of dermatitis in the working population, United States, 2010 National Health Interview Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Dahlhamer JM ; Luckhaupt SE ; Sestito, John P. ; Sussell, Aaron L. ; Sweeney, Marie H. ; Ward BW
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Prevalence patterns of dermatitis among workers offer clues about risk factors and targets for prevention, but population-based estimates of the burden of dermatitis among US workers are lacking. METHODS: Data from an occupational health supplement to the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS-OHS) were used to estimate the prevalence of dermatitis overall and by demographic characteristics and industry and occupation (I&O) of current/recent employment. RESULTS: Data were available for 27,157 adults, including 17,524 current/recent workers. The overall prevalence rate of dermatitis among current/recent workers was 9.8% (range among I&O groups: 5.5-15.4%), representing approximately 15.2 million workers with dermatitis. The highest prevalence rates were among I&O groups related to health care. Overall, 5.6% of dermatitis cases among workers (9.2% among healthcare workers) were attributed to work by health professionals. CONCLUSIONS: Dermatitis affected over 15 million US workers in 2010, and its prevalence varied by demographic characteristics and industry and occupation of employment. The prevalence rate of work-related dermatitis based on the NHIS-OHS was approximately 100-fold higher than incidence rates based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Survey of Occupational Illness and Injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Demography Dermatitis Epidemiology Irritants Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Skin Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Author Keywords: Industry Contact-dermatitis Demographic-characteristics Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Health-surveys Occupational Diseases Occupations Risk-factors Skin-exposure Skin-irritants Skin-sensitivity Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040917
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Jun; 56(6):625-634
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara E. Luckhaupt, MD, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, R-17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  sluckhaupt@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3be3697f50fc890bcf81a924bfb132b680a73bc355fba2d93d0c3263140e046870415f93fc4b49393a30ddf43f92400ed136c1571e393ca9aa632198139e9019
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193610/cdc_193610_DS1.pdf
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