Hand Eczema, Risk Factors and Microbial Skin Contamination in the Norwegian Waste Sorting Industry: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Waste sorting workers had up to 2.4 times higher prevalence of hand eczema compared with the general population, but a lower prevalence than office workers in the same industry. These findings may reflect a potential healthy worker effect. The potential role of bacterial concentrations in the occurrence of hand eczema warrants further investigation.
Authors
- José Hernán Alfonso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-2473)
- Carla Viegas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1545-6479)
- Pål Graff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4928-617X)
- Astrid H. Lossius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-2098)
- Elke Eriksen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9868-1347)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- National Institute of Occupational Health (NO)
- Universidade Politécnica de Lisboa (PT)
- National School of Public Health (GR)
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NO)
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contact Dermatitis
- Published
- 2025-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cod.70037
- Primary Topic
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00