Women's strategies for handling household detergents

Habib, Rima R.; El-Masri, Amal; Heath, Robin L.

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2006.02.001

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“…Women homemakers in Nabaa, a low-income Lebanese community, were socially pressured to perform many hours of household work. They felt judged by family members, neighbours and acquaintances for their ability to maintain a clean household; yet, many women also took pride in their household responsibilities, associating them with feelings of comfort and satisfaction (Habib et al 2006a). Among women in Nabaa, MS symptoms were one of the most commonly reported health problems and were especially prevalent among women who at some point had been married (Habib et al 2005).…”

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“…This assumed meaning, which equates cleanliness with a woman's social value, is what compels so many homemakers to engage in long hours of cleaning (Habib et al 2006b). In a previous qualitative study, Habib et al (2006a) found that women in the Nabaa community were very aware of this social meaning. Women felt judged by their friends and family members for their cleaning habits and would work hard to avoid criticisms of their performance.…”

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Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

2011

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This study explores the relationship between housework and musculoskeletal symptoms among homemakers, adjusting for social, demographic and economic factors. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 435 women from Nabaa, a low-income community in Lebanon. In total, 77% of women reported having musculoskeletal pain in the previous 12 months. Both psychosocial and physical factors showed significant associations with musculoskeletal symptoms. Related psychosocial factors included feelings of stress associated with homemaking and homemakers' number of children and self-rated health. The physical factors associated with musculoskeletal pain were feeling fatigued at the end of a housework day, working long hours and working in awkward postures or frequently engaging in repetitive hand movements. Ergonomic stressors were also associated with pain in the back and upper and lower extremities. Women from this community engage in a large number of hours of housework that, alongside other factors, were associated with high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain.Practitioner Summary: This study contributes to the literature by studying women's housework activities in association with musculoskeletal pain. The role of women in homemaking activities is explored together with physical exposures leading to reported symptoms. This study adds a perspective of a Middle Eastern context to the literature of women's musculoskeletal health.

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Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

2011

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“…Attention has been given to known biomechanical risk factors (heavy physical work, prolonged sitting, prolonged standing, repetitive work, upper-limb abduction, bending, twisting, and neck flexion) as well as psychosocial risk factors (high psychological job demands, low skill discretion, low decision latitude, low social support, and low job satisfaction) associated with MSDs, and likely to be found in housework. Strategies involving a risk factor for outcomes other than MSDs, such as strategies for handling detergents, have already been studied [44].…”

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“…Activities in selected paid occupations were compared to tasks identified in the preliminary observations held in the Nabaa households, as well as to previous observations related to detergent handling strategies in the same neighborhood [44] (Table 3). Both similarities and differences between housework and paid work were identified.…”

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Full-Time Homemakers: Workers Who Cannot “Go Home and Relax”

Habib

Fathallah

Messing

2010

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…Past studies have identified a variety of building and consumer products as sources of indoor air pollution (Wallace, 2001;Edwards et al, 2006;Habib et al, 2006;Singer et al, 2006a, b;Su et al, 2007). Air fresheners are an example of consumer products widely used to perfume indoor environments and mask unpleasant smells and judging by the number of such items on offer via the internet and in regular shops, catalytic diffusers in particular are an increasingly popular type of air freshener.…”

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Catalytic Air Freshening Diffusers Based on Isopropyl Alcohol - A Major Source of Acetone Indoors

Geiss

Cacho

Barrero-Moreno

2014

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Air fresheners are used in indoor environments for perfuming the ambience and/or masking unpleasant smells. There are several types of air fresheners on the market including those belonging to the family of catalytic diffusers. The fuel of these devices is frequently 2-methylpropanol, which, while operating, is oxidised to acetone. The acetone emission of a catalytic diffuser was measured for two fragrances under controlled laboratory conditions as well as in a private household. Emission rates were 530 mg/h and 660 mg/h respectively. Acetone concentrations of approximately 700 µg/m 3 were measured in a private household three hours after the diffuser was extinguished. Besides isopropyl alcohol, one of the two fragrances contained 2-methylpropanol as a fuel component, which is oxidised to 2-methylpropanal. The emission rate for 2-methylpropanal was 11 mg/h. Catalytic diffusers containing isopropyl alcohol as fuel were identified as being a major indoor source of acetone. Although not a legal requirement, the secondary formation of acetone should be included in product information along with a list of product constituents. As an alternative, a less easily oxidisable solvent could be used.

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Women's strategies for handling household detergents

Cited by 33 publications

References 23 publications

Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

Hard work at home: musculoskeletal pain among female homemakers

Full-Time Homemakers: Workers Who Cannot “Go Home and Relax”

Catalytic Air Freshening Diffusers Based on Isopropyl Alcohol - A Major Source of Acetone Indoors

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