Chatti S, Maoua M, Rhif H, Dahmoul M, Abbassi A, Mlaouah A J, Hadj Salah H, Debbabi F, Mrizak N
Service de médecine du travail et pathologies professionnelles, CHU F. Hached, avenue Ibn El Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia.
Rev Pneumol Clin. 2011 Oct;67(5):281-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2010.04.001. Epub 2010 Dec 3.
To study the etiologies of occupational asthma and determine its impact on the professional status of asthmatic subjects.
The authors carried out a descriptive study on all of the cases of asthma recognized as an occupational disease and declared in the private sector over nine years (2000-2008) in the Tunisian central region.
Cases (219) of occupational asthma were listed, accounting for 16.8% of all of the occupational diseases recognized during the period studied. Occupational asthma concerned young adults (40±8.2 years), with a predominance of women (67.7%). The textile sector dominated (74.9%). The majority of the employees were exposed to high molecular weight allergens (82.3%) and cotton dust was the principal offending agent (75.3%). Involuntary unemployment was observed in about half of the cases (46.6%) and was associated with an age lower or equal to 35 years (p = 0.01) and under 15 years of professional seniority (p=0.03).
Occupational asthma in the Tunisian central region prevails in the textile sector thereby justifying the reinforcement of preventive measures in this branch of industry.
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