The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia
© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Limited information is available on exposure to high molecular weight (HMW) asthmagens derived from plants and on the main occupations and tasks that result in such exposure among workers. Methods: Data were collected as part of the Australian Work Exposure...
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| author | El-Zaemey, Sonia Carey, Renee Darcey, E. Reid, Alison Glass, D. Driscoll, T. Crewe, J. Abramson, M. Si, Si Benke, G. Fritschi, Lin |
| author_facet | El-Zaemey, Sonia Carey, Renee Darcey, E. Reid, Alison Glass, D. Driscoll, T. Crewe, J. Abramson, M. Si, Si Benke, G. Fritschi, Lin |
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| description | © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Limited information is available on exposure to high molecular weight (HMW) asthmagens derived from plants and on the main occupations and tasks that result in such exposure among workers. Methods: Data were collected as part of the Australian Work Exposures Study—Asthma. We estimated adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) using modified Poisson regression models to determine which factors were associated with exposure. Results: A 12.8% of 4878 workers were exposed to HMW asthmagens derived from plants. The highest prevalence of exposure was found among farmers/animal workers, education workers, and food processing workers. The main circumstances of exposure were through handling flour, freesias, or through raising livestock. Exposure was more common among female workers (aPR = 1.26, 1.10-1.43) than males, while it was lower among workers born overseas (aPR = 0.70, 0.57-0.86) than those born in Australia. Conclusion: Prevention of exposure to HMW asthmagens derived from plants requires a broad strategy targeting different tasks and occupations. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-707922020-10-19T08:01:38Z The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia El-Zaemey, Sonia Carey, Renee Darcey, E. Reid, Alison Glass, D. Driscoll, T. Crewe, J. Abramson, M. Si, Si Benke, G. Fritschi, Lin © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Limited information is available on exposure to high molecular weight (HMW) asthmagens derived from plants and on the main occupations and tasks that result in such exposure among workers. Methods: Data were collected as part of the Australian Work Exposures Study—Asthma. We estimated adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) using modified Poisson regression models to determine which factors were associated with exposure. Results: A 12.8% of 4878 workers were exposed to HMW asthmagens derived from plants. The highest prevalence of exposure was found among farmers/animal workers, education workers, and food processing workers. The main circumstances of exposure were through handling flour, freesias, or through raising livestock. Exposure was more common among female workers (aPR = 1.26, 1.10-1.43) than males, while it was lower among workers born overseas (aPR = 0.70, 0.57-0.86) than those born in Australia. Conclusion: Prevention of exposure to HMW asthmagens derived from plants requires a broad strategy targeting different tasks and occupations. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70792 10.1002/ajim.22903 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | El-Zaemey, Sonia Carey, Renee Darcey, E. Reid, Alison Glass, D. Driscoll, T. Crewe, J. Abramson, M. Si, Si Benke, G. Fritschi, Lin The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia |
| title | The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia |
| title_full | The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia |
| title_fullStr | The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia |
| title_short | The prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in Australia |
| title_sort | prevalence of exposure to high molecular weight asthmagens derived from plants among workers in australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70792 |