Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

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Title:	Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Authors:	(Hung CC);(Fan CK);(Su KE);宋鴻樟(Fung-Chang Sung);(Chiou HY);(Gil V);(da Conceicao dos Reis Ferreira M);(de Carvalho JM);(Cruz C);(Lin YK);(Tseng LF);(Sao KY);(Chang WC);(Lan HS);(Chou SH)
Contributors:	公共衛生學院環境醫學研究所
Date:	2007-02
Issue Date:	2009-08-25 14:30:41 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Objective: This study investigated electrocardiography (ECG) manifestations for male workers with carbon disulfide exposure at rayon manufacturing plants. Methods: A total of 251 men in the exposure group and 226 administrative clerks in the reference group received physical examinations and completed questionnaires. Results: The prevalence of ECG abnormalities was much higher in the carbon disulfide exposure group (25.9%, n = 65) than in the reference group (2.7%, n = 6), with an odds ratio (OR) of 12.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.4-30.2). The foremen were at the highest risk of abnormal ECG (OR = 20.6, 95% CI = 6.5-65.2), followed by filament-spinning workers (OR = 14.2, 95% CI = 5.7-35.3), viscose-manufacturing workers (OR = 11.3, 95% CI = 4.3-30.1), and carbon disulfide-manufacturing workers (OR = 8.1, 95% CI = 2.7-25.6). The multivariate logistic regression analysis based on cumulative exposure index also showed a dose-response relationship with the exposure, and the risk of ECG abnormality could be initiated at the exposure history of 31 to 57 year-ppm with an OR of 7.2 (95% CI = 1.5-36.7). Conclusions: In general, the ECG abnormalities observed in workers at the permissible exposure level of carbon disulfide implicate the importance of environmental control of the chemical and of workers' education in exposure prevention at work.
Relation:	TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 101(2)134~139
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute of Environmental Medicine] Journal articles

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