Occupational contact dermatitis among the traditional ′tie and dye′ cottage industry in Western Rajasthan

Singhi, M. K.; Menghani, PR; Gupta, LK; Kachhawa, Dilip; Bansal, Mohit

doi:10.4103/0378-6323.16783

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“…Moreover, significant differences were found in the prevalence of OCD between the lathe and ironing workers (19.9%) and the managers (10.2%; p = 0.007) at clothing manufacturing factories, which has not been previously reported. A speculative explanation for this may be that all workers with CD were not patch tested in previous studies [11, 12]. …”

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“…The available literature on the CD of workers in the clothing industry is very limited, whereby only two similar surveys on tie and dye industry workers have been previously conducted [11, 12], and in recent decades scarcely any related population-based studies on such workers have been reported. Occupationally relevant exposure in our study is similar to those in the textile dyes and leather tanning industries [20–22].…”

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“…Mathur et al performed a survey on the prevalence of CD among tie and dye industry workers in India in 1985, and it was found to be 16.6% (49 of 250 workers) [11]. In another study in 2005, Singhi et al examined the prevalence of CD among workers engaged in the tie, dye, and textile industries around Jodhpur Western Rajasthan, and it was found to be 7.69% (100 of 1300 workers) [12]. Prior to this study, relevant data on the prevalence of OCD were scarce, as the literature relating the dermatitis caused by textile and leather dyes is not recent and is often not comparable, owing to differences in subject selection.…”

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“…Surveys on CD in tie and dye industry workers have been conducted, and from as early as 1985 the prevalence of CD was reported to be 16.6% [11]. In another study in 2005, Singhi et al examined the prevalence of CD among workers engaged in the dye and textile industry around Jodhpur (Western Rajasthan), and the prevalence was reported as 7.69% [12]. Dyes are the most common cause of allergic textile CD (79.9%), whereas textile resins and formaldehyde are more often involved in occupational textile CD (13.6% and 7.6%, resp.…”

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Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing

Chen

Gao

Cheng

et al. 2017

BioMed Research International

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Occupational population-based epidemiological data relating to occupational contact allergies in the Chinese clothing industry are limited. To investigate the prevalence of occupational allergic contact dermatitis (OACD) and to identify the causative allergens among clothing employees in China, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 529 clothing employees at 12 clothing factories in Beijing. All employees were subjected to an interview using self-administered questionnaire and skin examination, and those who were diagnosed with occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) were patch tested. In the present survey, we found that the overall 1-year prevalence of OACD among the clothing employees was 8.5%. The 1-year prevalence of OACD among workers (10.8%) was significantly higher than that among managers (3.2%). The lesions were primarily on the hands and wrists in workers, but the face and neck in managers. The major allergens were nickel sulfate and cobalt dichloride in workers and colophony and p-tert-butylphenol formaldehyde resin in managers. In conclusion, workers are at a higher risk of OACD compared with managers in the Chinese clothing industry. In addition to hand dermatitis in workers, airborne contact dermatitis on the face and neck should be also addressed in managers.

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“…Occupational cases demonstrate common involvement of hands in many studies (12)(13)24). Lack of hand involvement is considered to mean reduced likelihood of work-related dermatitis in textile workers.…”

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Garment industry in Lithuania: a study of self-reported dermatological problems

Naruševičiūtė-Skripkienė¹,

Moskalionė²,

Audickaitė³

et al. 2015

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Background. According to our knowledge, there are no official medical statistics about skin problems of Lithuanian textile workers. The aim of the study is to evaluate work related skin problems in this occupational field, their character, and what alterations if any can be carried out.Materials and methods. A self-reported anonymous survey was carried out in 12 randomly selected textile factories from 6 cities of Lithuania in 2013-2014. Data were analyzed by SPSS v21.0.Results. 91% of all the employees (551) were females with the mean experience in textile industry of 14.2 years (SD 7.2). The majority (63%) of the respondents were sewing machine operators. The most commonly mentioned risk factors were textile (89.7%) and dust (36.8%) containing different chemical substances that we did not analyze in our study. 83.1% of the respondents had no air conditioning systems at their working place. Atopic skin diseases were declared by 165(30%) workers. 208(37.7%) participants complained about skin problems. Dermatological treatment was received by 190(91.4%) respondents (topical corticosteroids, antibiotics and emollients) and was effective in 74.7% of all cases. Almost all of the respondents (97%) declared having no training about occupational skin problems and skin protection measures during apprenticeship, though 59% of them pointed out it would be desirable. Still, the usage of emollients at work is rather high -76.6%.Conclusions. Our study highlighted that improvement is needed in pre-occupational councelling and working conditions.

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Demographic and clinical features and subsectoral differences in occupational contact allergens in clothing manufacturing workers

Taş

2020

American J Industrial Med

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Background: Epidemiologic data on the occurrence of contact dermatitis (CD) and the contact allergens involved in clothing manufacturing and its subsectors are scarce. This study aimed to determine the extent of occupational contact allergy and differences between work subsectors in clothing employees with CD. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 272 clothing employees, who complained of CD and were diagnosed with occupational allergic contact dermatitis (OACD). Participants worked in accessory, dyeing, sewing, cutting, knitting, packing, cleaning, and ironing subsectors. Data on demographics, working-subsector, working-duration, and lesion-duration were collected, and participants were examined and patch tested. Results: Participants included 173 females and 99 males. Dyeing workers were most frequently diagnosed with OACD, whereas cutting workers were least. Lesions were mostly located on the hands only. The most frequently detected allergens were nickel sulfate in accessory work; disperse blue-106 in dyeing, sewing, cutting, and knitting; cobalt chloride in packing; p-phenylenediamine in cleaning; and budesonide in ironing. Conclusions: Contact allergens show significant differences in frequency by work subsectors in clothing employees. Careful monitoring of workers for excessive exposures and for early signs of CD is warranted.

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Occupational contact dermatitis among the traditional ′tie and dye′ cottage industry in Western Rajasthan

Abstract: Red RC base and naphthol were the commonest allergens in the 'tie and dye' industry.

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Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing

Survey of Occupational Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Patch Test among Clothing Employees in Beijing

Garment industry in Lithuania: a study of self-reported dermatological problems

Demographic and clinical features and subsectoral differences in occupational contact allergens in clothing manufacturing workers

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