Fragranced consumer products: effects on asthmatic Australians
Steinemann, Anne, Wheeler, Amanda J., and Larcombe, Alexander (2018) Fragranced consumer products: effects on asthmatic Australians. Air Quality Atmosphere and Health, 11 (4). pp. 365-371.
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Abstract
Exposure to fragranced consumer products, such as air fresheners and cleaning supplies, is associated with adverse health effects such as asthma attacks, breathing difficulties, and migraine headaches. This study investigated the prevalence and types of health problems associated with exposure to fragranced products among asthmatic Australians. Nationally representative cross-sectional data were obtained in June 2016 with an online survey of adult Australians (n = 1098), of which 28.5% were medically diagnosed with asthma or an asthma-like condition. Nationally, 55.6% of asthmatics, and 23.9% of non-asthmatics, report adverse health effects after exposure to fragranced products. Specifically, 24.0% of asthmatics report an asthma attack. Moreover, 18.2% of asthmatics lost workdays or a job in the past year due to fragranced products in the workplace. Over 20% of asthmatics are unable to access public places and restrooms that use air fresheners. Exposure to fragranced products is associated with health problems. some potentially serious, in an estimated 2.2 million asthmatic adult Australians. Asthmatics were proportionately more affected than non-asthmatics (prevalence odds ratio 3.98; 95% confidence interval 3.01-5.24). Most asthmatics would prefer workplaces. healthcare facilities, and environments that are fragrance-fire, which could help reduce adverse effects.
| Item ID: | 53891 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1873-9326 |
| Keywords: | Fragranced consumer products, Indoor air quality, Exposure, Asthma, Air fresheners, Fragrance-free policy |
| Additional Information: | This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
| Funders: | Department of the Environment and Energy, Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub, CSIRO, Land and Water |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2018 07:51 |
| FoR Codes: | 40 ENGINEERING > 4011 Environmental engineering > 401199 Environmental engineering not elsewhere classified @ 60% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420604 Injury prevention @ 40% |
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