Determinants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers

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dc.contributor.advisorJeebhay, Mohamed Fareeden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan der Walt, Anitaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-15T11:30:35Z
dc.date.available2015-01-15T11:30:35Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 94-100).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of occupational allergy and asthma associated with airborne spice and to determine the host and environmental risk factors associated with allergic respiratory disease among spice mill workers. A cross-sectional epidemiological study of 150 currently employed workers in a spice mill was conducted. Environmental exposure assessment entailed the collection of 62 full-shift airborne personal samples on randomly selected individuals employed in various departments of the spice mill using the NIOSH occupational exposure sampling strategy manual. The samples were analysed for inhalable particulate mass, specific spice dust allergens (garlic) and endotoxin using ELISA inhibition (antibodies from sensitised subjects) and chromogenic LAL assays.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan der Walt, A. (2010). <i>Determinants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12227en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan der Walt, Anita. <i>"Determinants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12227en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan der Walt, A. 2010. Determinants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van der Walt, Anita AB - The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of occupational allergy and asthma associated with airborne spice and to determine the host and environmental risk factors associated with allergic respiratory disease among spice mill workers. A cross-sectional epidemiological study of 150 currently employed workers in a spice mill was conducted. Environmental exposure assessment entailed the collection of 62 full-shift airborne personal samples on randomly selected individuals employed in various departments of the spice mill using the NIOSH occupational exposure sampling strategy manual. The samples were analysed for inhalable particulate mass, specific spice dust allergens (garlic) and endotoxin using ELISA inhibition (antibodies from sensitised subjects) and chromogenic LAL assays. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Determinants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers TI - Determinants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12227 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12227
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan der Walt A. Determinants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workers. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12227en_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 Healthen_ZA
dc.titleDeterminants of occupational allergic respiratory disease and asthma in spice mill workersen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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