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- Title
A nationwide skin protection program introduced in hairdressing vocational schools was followed by a decreased risk of occupational hand eczema.
- Authors
Havmose, Martin; Uter, Wolfgang; Gefeller, Olaf; Friis, Ulrik F.; Thyssen, Jacob P.; Zachariae, Claus; Johansen, Jeanne D.
- Abstract
Background: Compliance with glove use and safe work practices are important factors in primary prevention of occupational hand eczema (OHE) in hairdressers. Objective: To assess the risk OHE and compliance with skin protective measures in hairdressers trained before and after implementation of a nationwide skin protection program in Danish hairdressing vocational schools in 2011. Methods: A repeated cross‐sectional study was performed. A questionnaire was sent in 2009 and 2020. The Danish Labour Market Supplementary Pension Scheme provided information on yearly payments from the hairdressing profession. Results: A response rate of 66.6% (305/460) was obtained in the 2009 survey and of 29.9% (363/1215) in the 2020 survey. The career time prevalence of OHE decreased from 42.8% to 29.0% (adjusted odds ratio 0.55 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.40‐0.77) and the incidence rate of OHE decreased from 57.5 (95%CI 48.4‐68.4) to 42.0 (95%CI 34.6‐50.9) per 1000 person years (incidence rate ratio 0.73 [95%CI 0.56‐0.95] between the two surveys). A statistically significant (P <.05) increase in glove use when doing wet‐work and when handling hair dyes, permanent wave solutions and bleaching products was observed in the 2020 compared to the 2009 survey. Conclusion: Our data suggest that skin protection training during apprenticeship reduces the risk of OHE in hairdressers. The lack of primary prevention of OHE in hairdressing vocational schools may be a missed opportunity in the prevention of the disease.
- Subjects
VOCATIONAL schools; HAIRDRESSING; HAIR dyeing &; bleaching; ECZEMA; HAIRDRESSERS
- Publication
Contact Dermatitis (01051873), 2022, Vol 87, Issue 6, p511
- ISSN
0105-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cod.14207