%0 Journal Article
%T Investigation of Latex-related Allergic Symptoms on Nurses Working in a University Hospital
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%D 2019
%X The use of latex produtcs by health care workers can lead to multiple symptoms: eczema, contact urticaria, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, asthma, and anaphylaxis. Nurses are the most risky group .The purpose of this study was to deatermine prevalence of latex allergy among murses working in risky places in terms of latex exposure in an university hospital. According to the risk assessment of the employee health and safety unit, the four department considered as the most risky for latex exposure were evaluated by the questionnaire prepared by the researchers. A total of 63 workers were evalueted. Information on sociodemoghrapic datas and complaints were collected through a questionnaire. Mean age of the patients was 33,1 ¡À5,7 years, and 90.5% was male. The most common allergic complaint of latex-induced dermal complaints is 41.3% of employees. Nurses stated powdered gloves as the most risky material for latex allergy. It was seen that the complaints that we thought were latex related to the employees were high. Questionnaire evaluation is an easy and simple test that should be used as a screening test. Removal of latex from the working environment and monitoring of these workers is important to eliminate allergic complaints and diseases
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%U http://dergipark.org.tr/kisgd/issue/46598/449020