Journal article
Identifying Health and Safety Concerns in Southeast Asian Immigrant Nail Salon Workers
Archives of environmental & occupational health, Vol.70(4), pp.196-203
07/04/2015
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2013.853644
PMID: 25965322
Abstract
Nail salon workers are exposed to a variety of toxic chemicals at levels that remain unreported and have undetermined health consequences. The objective of the study was to gather information about the hazards in nail salons along with safety practices and health concerns of nail salon workers. A survey was conducted on 65 nail salon workers who were immigrants from Southeast Asia in Oregon, USA. More than 20% of the participants reported nose irritation and allergies as the most common health problems. Rare and no use of gloves and mask were reported among 72% and 32% of the participants, respectively. A significantly higher number of participants with "fair" or "poor" self-reported general health condition was found among the workers who applied acrylic nails compared with those who were not involved in this application. Findings of the study emphasize the need for more research to determine the relationship between chemical exposures in nail salons and health outcomes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Identifying Health and Safety Concerns in Southeast Asian Immigrant Nail Salon Workers
- Creators
- Hannah White - Department of Psychology, University of OregonKhalid Khan - Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of IowaChristine Lau - Asian Health and Services CenterHolden Leung - Asian Health and Services CenterDede Montgomery - Oregon Health and Science UniversityDiane S Rohlman - Oregon Health and Science University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of environmental & occupational health, Vol.70(4), pp.196-203
- DOI
- 10.1080/19338244.2013.853644
- PMID
- 25965322
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Environ Occup Health
- ISSN
- 1933-8244
- eISSN
- 2154-4700
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/04/2015
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; International Programs; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9983997343402771
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