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Results from a Community-based Occupational Health Survey of Vietnamese-American Nail Salon Workers

Authors: Cora Roelofs, Lenore S. Azaroff, Christina Holcroft, Huong Nguyen, Tam Doan

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2008

Abstract

A community-university collaborative partnership assessed self-reported work-related health effects and environmental factors in Boston’s Vietnamese immigrant community via an interviewer-assisted survey. Seventy-one nail technicians responded. Musculoskeletal disorders, skin problems, respiratory irritation and headaches were commonly reported as work-related, as were poor air quality, dusts and offensive odors. The reporting of a work-related respiratory symptom was significantly associated with the reporting of exposure factors such as poorer air quality. Absence of skin disorders was associated with glove use and musculoskeletal symptoms were associated with years worked as a nail technician. Work-related health effects may be common in nail salon work. Chemical and musculoskeletal hazards should be reduced through product and equipment redesign.

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Title: Results from a Community-based Occupational Health Survey of Vietnamese-American Nail Salon Workers
Authors: Cora Roelofs
Lenore S. Azaroff
Christina Holcroft
Huong Nguyen
Tam Doan
Publication date: 01-08-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-007-9084-4

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