Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study
Background: Occupational skin disease is the second-most common occupational disease according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for 30%–45% of all occupational diseases worldwide, and out of which 95% is contact dermatitis. Health-care workers are at high risk of develop...
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| author | Rahaf I. Alshareef Abeer R. Alkahtani Areej R. Alkahtani Norah A. Albdaya Mohammed S Aldossary |
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| description | Background:
Occupational skin disease is the second-most common occupational disease according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for 30%–45% of all occupational diseases worldwide, and out of which 95% is contact dermatitis. Health-care workers are at high risk of developing occupational contact dermatitis (OCD).
Purpose:
The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for OCD among health-care workers in Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2023 after obtaining ethical approval from the institutional review board of the Ministry of Health. We used a newly generated English questionnaire based on the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (2002).
Results:
Overall, 592 health-care professionals were included; 141 had OCD on hands, wrists, or forearms. Most respondents with OCD (66.0%, n = 93) were women, whereas 48% (34.0) were men. Among health-care professionals, OCD was common in doctors; 81 out of 321 reported having the condition. The crude odds ratio for personal and family history of allergy were 3.88 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.62–5.82), and 2.63 (95% CI: 1.75–4.00), respectively, suggesting that participants with these comorbidities had a higher chance of developing OCD than patients without them did.
Conclusion:
OCD is common among health-care professionals in Saudi Arabia. Awareness of disease preventive measures may help improve outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-84313976ada344e399c2edbf22c3f7382025-01-07T06:53:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery2352-24102352-24292024-12-01282657010.4103/jdds.jdds_61_23Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional StudyRahaf I. AlshareefAbeer R. AlkahtaniAreej R. AlkahtaniNorah A. AlbdayaMohammed S AldossaryBackground: Occupational skin disease is the second-most common occupational disease according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for 30%–45% of all occupational diseases worldwide, and out of which 95% is contact dermatitis. Health-care workers are at high risk of developing occupational contact dermatitis (OCD). Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for OCD among health-care workers in Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to August 2023 after obtaining ethical approval from the institutional review board of the Ministry of Health. We used a newly generated English questionnaire based on the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (2002). Results: Overall, 592 health-care professionals were included; 141 had OCD on hands, wrists, or forearms. Most respondents with OCD (66.0%, n = 93) were women, whereas 48% (34.0) were men. Among health-care professionals, OCD was common in doctors; 81 out of 321 reported having the condition. The crude odds ratio for personal and family history of allergy were 3.88 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.62–5.82), and 2.63 (95% CI: 1.75–4.00), respectively, suggesting that participants with these comorbidities had a higher chance of developing OCD than patients without them did. Conclusion: OCD is common among health-care professionals in Saudi Arabia. Awareness of disease preventive measures may help improve outcomes.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jdds.jdds_61_23health-care workersoccupational-related contact dermatitisprevalencerisk factorssaudi arabia |
| spellingShingle | Rahaf I. Alshareef Abeer R. Alkahtani Areej R. Alkahtani Norah A. Albdaya Mohammed S Aldossary Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery health-care workers occupational-related contact dermatitis prevalence risk factors saudi arabia |
| title | Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | Self-reported Occupational-related Contact Dermatitis: Prevalence and Risk Factors among Health-care Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | self reported occupational related contact dermatitis prevalence and risk factors among health care workers in saudi arabia a cross sectional study |
| topic | health-care workers occupational-related contact dermatitis prevalence risk factors saudi arabia |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jdds.jdds_61_23 |
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