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ArticleArchives of environmental & occupational health2020

Job hazards and respiratory symptoms in Hispanic female domestic cleaners.

Kristina W Whitworth, Brenda Berumen-Flucker, George L Delclos, Sonia Fragoso, Claudia Mata, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras

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Article in Archives of environmental & occupational health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kristina W WhitworthDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Brenda Berumen-FluckerDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
George L DelclosDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.
Sonia FragosoDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Claudia MataDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
David Gimeno Ruiz de PorrasDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health in San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USPompeu Fabra University · ESSouthwest Center for Educational Excellence · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental HealthT42OH008421 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI FELKNOR, SARAH A. · 2005 to 2024
$24.1M
ACL HHS T42OH008421NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008421
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The occupational hazards and respiratory symptoms of domestic cleaners in USA are largely unknown. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 56 Hispanic female domestic cleaner on their health status and frequency of cleaning products used and tasks performed. While women used multi-use products (60.0%) and toilet bowl cleaners (51.8%) most days of the week, many (39.3%) reported not using personal protective equipment while cleaning. Itchy/watery eyes (61.8%) and itchy nose (56.4%) were the most frequently reported symptoms. A history of physician-diagnosed asthma was reported by 14.3% while 33.9% had symptoms of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR). In conclusion, this vulnerable population has high prevalence of physician-diagnosis asthma and BHR symptoms and is potentially exposed to myriad occupational hazards. Further research exploring associations between products use, cleaning tasks and respiratory symptoms is warranted.

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AdultAgedAsthmaBronchial HyperreactivityCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansInformal SectorMiddle AgedOccupational ExposurePrevalenceTexasYoung AdultAsthmadomestic cleanersHispanicoccupational healthvulnerable workers

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PMID31033410
PMCPMC8849900
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