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Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Ndlovu, Vuyelwa |
| author2 | Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel |
| author_browse | Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel Ndlovu, Vuyelwa |
| author_facet | Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel Ndlovu, Vuyelwa |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11115 Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape Ndlovu, Vuyelwa Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel Jeebhay, Mohamed Epidemiology and Biostatistics Includes bibliographical references. Pesticide exposure has been increasingly associated with adverse respiratory health effects including asthma and allergy. However, few studies have been conducted among women and workers in developing countries. South Africa is one of the largest users of pesticides on the continent and the Western Cape is one of the main agricultural areas in the country, with uncontrolled use posing an increased health risk to farm workers. This study focused on determining the association between pesticide exposure (predominantly organophosphates and carbamates) and the presence of allergy and asthma among women farm workers and residents. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 211 women including those working and living on farms (farm dwellers, n=121) and those residing in neighbouring farm areas (town dwellers, n=90). Outcome measurements included the abbreviated European Community Respiratory Health questionnaire, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) levels and immunological tests (a positive Phadiatop test indicating atopy and quantification of specific IgE to house dust mite, storage mite and spider mite). The outcome variables included doctor diagnosed asthma, adult onset asthma, current asthma, allergic sensitisation, allergic airway inflammation and the asthma symptom score. The asthma symptom score was a continuous outcome generated as the sum of positive responses to four questions on asthma symptoms in the last 12 months including wheeze with breathlessness, woken up with chest tightness, attack of shortness of breath at rest and woken by attack of coughing. The asthma symptom score values ranged from from 0 for no symptoms to 4 for all symptoms. 2015-01-03T05:38:00Z 2015-01-03T05:38:00Z 2012 Master Thesis Masters MPH http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11115 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Epidemiology and Biostatistics Ndlovu, Vuyelwa Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape |
| title_full | Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape |
| title_fullStr | Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape |
| title_full_unstemmed | Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape |
| title_short | Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape |
| title_sort | respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural western cape |
| topic | Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11115 |
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