Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Am J Ind Med. 2020 Oct;63(10):902-906. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23171. Epub 2020 Aug 16.
The Indian hair and beauty salon industry is growing rapidly due to the demand for beauty and personal care services and products. Workers in the industry are vulnerable to several occupational factors such as chemicals, confined space, and poor ventilation. Chemicals in the products used are known or suspected to cause allergies, respiratory, neurological and reproductive health problems and cancer.
The present study was carried out to determine the factors associated with the occurrence of respiratory morbidity among hair and beauty salon workers of Udupi taluk, Karnataka, India. A total of 240 salon workers were recruited for the study. A semistructured, interviewer-led questionnaire was used to collect data. Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was done using a JSB peak flow meter.
The frequency of respiratory morbidity among participating beauty salon workers was 19%. Men reported respiratory symptoms more frequently than women. Receiving training on work materials and practices was a significant protective factor (odds ratio = 0.3; 95% confidence interval: 0.1-0.7) for the occurrence of respiratory morbidity. The mean observed PEFR in these workers was significantly lower than their predicted values. While 61.2% of the workers were using some form of personal protective equipment, only 4% of workers used a mask or respiratory protection.
Hair and beauty salon workers are at risk of developing respiratory morbidity potentially from harmful exposures and lack of effective control measures at the workplace.
由于对美容和个人护理服务和产品的需求，印度的美发沙龙行业正在迅速发展。该行业的工人容易受到几种职业因素的影响，如化学品、密闭空间和通风不良。使用的产品中的化学品已知或怀疑会引起过敏、呼吸、神经和生殖健康问题以及癌症。
本研究旨在确定与印度卡纳塔克邦乌杜皮县美发沙龙工人发生呼吸发病率相关的因素。共有 240 名沙龙工人被招募参加这项研究。采用半结构式、访谈者主导的问卷收集数据。使用 JSB 峰流速计测量呼气峰流速（PEFR）。
参与美容沙龙工作的工人中，呼吸发病率的频率为 19%。男性比女性报告的呼吸道症状更频繁。接受有关工作材料和实践的培训是发生呼吸发病率的显著保护因素（比值比=0.3；95%置信区间：0.1-0.7）。这些工人的平均观察到的 PEFR 明显低于其预测值。虽然 61.2%的工人正在使用某种形式的个人防护设备，但只有 4%的工人使用口罩或呼吸保护装置。
美发沙龙工人面临呼吸发病率的风险，可能是由于工作场所的有害暴露和缺乏有效的控制措施。
