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. 2024 Jan-Feb;69(1):44-47.
doi: 10.4103/ijd.ijd_373_23. Epub 2024 Feb 27.

Description of Occupational Contact Dermatitis Related to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment with a History of Atopy in Health Workers at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital

Cut P Hazlianda  1 , Kristo A Nababan  1 , Yesie Elvira  1 , Nahrisyah  1
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Description of Occupational Contact Dermatitis Related to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment with a History of Atopy in Health Workers at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital

Cut P Hazlianda et al. Indian J Dermatol. 2024 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 was declared a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. The Indonesian Ministry of Health has recommended many prevention strategies including the use of hand sanitizers (HSs) and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), especially for healthcare workers. Previous research reported that the increase in the use of HS and PPE is directly proportional to the increase in the incidence of occupational skin diseases.

Aims: To find out the prevalence of work-related contact dermatitis patients related to the use of PPE in healthcare workers at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan, with a history of atopy dermatitis.

Materials and methods: This was a descriptive study including 104 healthcare workers. The results of the study were analysed using prevalence and frequency data distribution.

Results: In this study, we found that the majority of occupational skin diseases in healthcare workers are female (n = 64; 62.5%), and the most common age group was 31-33 years old (44.2%). The incidence of contact dermatitis due to the use of PPE in healthcare workers at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan, was found only in 15 subjects (14.4%), and only 5 (33.3%) of them had a history of suffering from atopy dermatitis.

Conclusion: There is high prevalence of contact dermatitis due to PPE at Prof. DR. Chairuddin Panusunan Lubis Universitas Sumatera Utara and H. Adam Malik Hospital, Medan; in 104 research subjects, only 15 people (14.4%) suffered from work-related contact dermatitis with a history of atopy in 5 people (33.3%).

Keywords: Healthcare workers; occupational contact dermatitis; use of PPE.

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