The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers

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dc.contributor.advisorJeebhay, Mohameden_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorDalvie, Mohamed Aqielen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMwanga, Hussein Hassanen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-02T09:17:41Z
dc.date.available2015-01-02T09:17:41Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractVarious studies have demonstrated an association between exposure to pesticides and adverse respiratory health outcomes including non-specific respiratory symptoms, rhinitis and asthma. Few studies have investigated the relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes and only a limited number have explored mechanisms for allergic and non-allergic airway inflammation in individuals exposed to pesticides. A previous sub-study of this group reported an association between allergic airway inflammation as determined by fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and low levels of whole blood cholinesterase among women farm workers. The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to different pesticides (ascertained through pesticide metabolites concentrations in urine) and asthma phenotypes (based on respiratory symptoms, cytokine patterns and exhaled nitric oxide profiles) among rural women in the Western Cape Province.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMwanga, H. H. (2013). <i>The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10993en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMwanga, Hussein Hassan. <i>"The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10993en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMwanga, H. 2013. The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mwanga, Hussein Hassan AB - Various studies have demonstrated an association between exposure to pesticides and adverse respiratory health outcomes including non-specific respiratory symptoms, rhinitis and asthma. Few studies have investigated the relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes and only a limited number have explored mechanisms for allergic and non-allergic airway inflammation in individuals exposed to pesticides. A previous sub-study of this group reported an association between allergic airway inflammation as determined by fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and low levels of whole blood cholinesterase among women farm workers. The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to different pesticides (ascertained through pesticide metabolites concentrations in urine) and asthma phenotypes (based on respiratory symptoms, cytokine patterns and exhaled nitric oxide profiles) among rural women in the Western Cape Province. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers TI - The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10993 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10993
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMwanga HH. The relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workers. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10993en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOccupational Medicineen_ZA
dc.titleThe relationship between pesticide metabolites and asthma outcomes among women farm workersen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMMeden_ZA
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