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| Title |
Sensitization to workplace respiratory allergens among bakery workers in Douala, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13223-015-0080-2 |
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| Authors |
Bertrand Hugo Mbatchou Ngahane, Francis Nde, Eliane Ngomo, Emmanuel Afane Ze |
| Abstract |
Sensitization to flour or fungal alpha-amylase is a prerequisite for the development of respiratory allergy in bakers. The knowledge of occupational allergen sensitization among bakery workers will facilitate the implementation of preventive measures for respiratory allergies in bakeries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with sensitization to wheat flour and α-amylase in bakers in Douala. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 42 of the 151 bakeries that are present in the city of Douala. Demographics, clinical data, as well as results of skin prick tests to wheat flour, α-amylase and common aeroallergens were collected from all participants. A logistic regression model of the SPSS.20 software was used to identify factors associated with sensitization to wheat flour and α-amylase. Of the 229 participants included in the study, 222 (96.9%) were male. The mean age was 36.3 ± 8.9 years. The prevalence of sensitization to flour and α-amylase were 16.6% and 8.3% respectively. After multivariate analysis, factors associated with sensitization to flour were work seniority and sensitization to storage mites while an age of 30 years and above was the only factor associated with sensitization to α-amylase. Bakers in Douala are at risk of sensitization to occupational allergens. The environmental hygiene in bakeries, health surveillance and the use of personal protective equipment could reduce the risk of respiratory allergies among bakers. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Mexico | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 20 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 4 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 20% |
| Unknown | 4 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 15% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 20% |
| Unknown | 5 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 May 2015.
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