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Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia

The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of airborne chemicals and the physical work environment risk element on the indoor air symptoms of nonindustrial workers. A cross-sectional study consisting of 200 office workers. A random selection of 200 buildings was analyzed for exposure...

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Main Authors: Syazwan, Aizat Ismail, Hafizan, Juahir, Baharudin, Mohd. Rafee, Fattah Azman, Ahmad Zaid, Izwyn, Zulkapri, Zulfadhli, Ismail, Syahidatussyakirah, Katis
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Published: Dove Medical Press Ltd. 2013
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R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49383/1/ZulkapriIzwyn2013_Gender%2Cairbornechemicalmonitoring.pdf
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spelling my.utm.493832018-10-14T08:22:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49383/ Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia Syazwan, Aizat Ismail Hafizan, Juahir Baharudin, Mohd. Rafee Fattah Azman, Ahmad Zaid Izwyn, Zulkapri Zulfadhli, Ismail Syahidatussyakirah, Katis R Medicine (General) The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of airborne chemicals and the physical work environment risk element on the indoor air symptoms of nonindustrial workers. A cross-sectional study consisting of 200 office workers. A random selection of 200 buildings was analyzed for exposure and indoor air symptoms based on a pilot study in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A set of modified published questionnaires by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Malaysia and a previous study (MM040NA questionnaire) pertaining to indoor air symptoms was used in the evaluation process of the indoor air symptoms. Statistical analyses involving logistic regression and linear regression were used to determine the relationship between exposure and indoor air symptoms for use in the development of an indoor risk matrix. The results indicate that some indoor air pollutants (carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, total volatile organic compound, and dust) are related to indoor air symptoms of men and women. Temperature and relative humidity showed a positive association with complaints related to the perceived indoor environmental condition (drafts and inconsistency of temperature). Men predominantly reported general symptoms when stratification of gender involved exposure to formaldehyde. Women reported high levels of complaints related to mucosal and general symptoms from exposure to the dust level indoors. Exposure to pollutants (total volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde) and physical stressors (air temperature and relative humidity) influence reported symptoms of office workers. These parameters should be focused upon and graded as one of the important elements in the grading procedure when qualitatively evaluating the indoor environment Dove Medical Press Ltd. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49383/1/ZulkapriIzwyn2013_Gender%2Cairbornechemicalmonitoring.pdf Syazwan, Aizat Ismail and Hafizan, Juahir and Baharudin, Mohd. Rafee and Fattah Azman, Ahmad Zaid and Izwyn, Zulkapri and Zulfadhli, Ismail and Syahidatussyakirah, Katis (2013) Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 9 . ISSN 1176-6336 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S39136 DOI: /10.2147/TCRM.S39136
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Syazwan, Aizat Ismail
Hafizan, Juahir
Baharudin, Mohd. Rafee
Fattah Azman, Ahmad Zaid
Izwyn, Zulkapri
Zulfadhli, Ismail
Syahidatussyakirah, Katis
Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
description The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of airborne chemicals and the physical work environment risk element on the indoor air symptoms of nonindustrial workers. A cross-sectional study consisting of 200 office workers. A random selection of 200 buildings was analyzed for exposure and indoor air symptoms based on a pilot study in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. A set of modified published questionnaires by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Malaysia and a previous study (MM040NA questionnaire) pertaining to indoor air symptoms was used in the evaluation process of the indoor air symptoms. Statistical analyses involving logistic regression and linear regression were used to determine the relationship between exposure and indoor air symptoms for use in the development of an indoor risk matrix. The results indicate that some indoor air pollutants (carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, total volatile organic compound, and dust) are related to indoor air symptoms of men and women. Temperature and relative humidity showed a positive association with complaints related to the perceived indoor environmental condition (drafts and inconsistency of temperature). Men predominantly reported general symptoms when stratification of gender involved exposure to formaldehyde. Women reported high levels of complaints related to mucosal and general symptoms from exposure to the dust level indoors. Exposure to pollutants (total volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde) and physical stressors (air temperature and relative humidity) influence reported symptoms of office workers. These parameters should be focused upon and graded as one of the important elements in the grading procedure when qualitatively evaluating the indoor environment
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author Syazwan, Aizat Ismail
Hafizan, Juahir
Baharudin, Mohd. Rafee
Fattah Azman, Ahmad Zaid
Izwyn, Zulkapri
Zulfadhli, Ismail
Syahidatussyakirah, Katis
author_facet Syazwan, Aizat Ismail
Hafizan, Juahir
Baharudin, Mohd. Rafee
Fattah Azman, Ahmad Zaid
Izwyn, Zulkapri
Zulfadhli, Ismail
Syahidatussyakirah, Katis
author_sort Syazwan, Aizat Ismail
title Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort gender, airborne chemical monitoring, and physical work environment are related to indoor air symptoms among nonindustrial workers in the klang valley, malaysia
publisher Dove Medical Press Ltd.
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49383/1/ZulkapriIzwyn2013_Gender%2Cairbornechemicalmonitoring.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49383/
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S39136
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