Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45213, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Oct 25;21(11):1412. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21111412.
Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in southern Louisiana in August of 2021, causing widespread wind damage and flooding. The objective of this study was to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to post-hurricane mold exposure and cleanup among residents and workers in areas of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida and assess changes in knowledge, attitudes, and practices that have occurred over the past 16 years since Hurricane Katrina. We conducted in-person interviews with 238 residents and 68 mold-remediation workers in areas in and around New Orleans to ask about their mold cleanup knowledge and practices, personal protective equipment use, and risk perceptions related to mold. Knowledge of recommended safety measures increased since the post-Katrina survey but adherence to recommended safety measures did not. Many residents and some workers reported using insufficient personal protective equipment when cleaning up mold despite awareness of the potential negative health effects of mold exposure.
飓风“艾达”于 2021 年 8 月在路易斯安那州南部登陆，造成大范围的风灾和洪水。本研究的目的是调查受飓风“艾达”影响的路易斯安那州地区居民和工人在飓风后与霉菌暴露和清理相关的知识、态度和做法，并评估自 2005 年卡特里娜飓风以来 16 年来知识、态度和做法的变化。我们在新奥尔良市及其周边地区对 238 名居民和 68 名霉菌处理工人进行了面对面访谈，询问他们的霉菌清理知识和做法、个人防护设备的使用情况，以及与霉菌相关的风险认知。自卡特里娜飓风调查以来，与霉菌相关的安全措施的知识有所增加，但对推荐安全措施的遵守情况并没有增加。许多居民和一些工人在清理霉菌时报告使用了不足够的个人防护设备，尽管他们意识到霉菌暴露可能会对健康产生负面影响。
