prevalence of contact dermatitis among male workers in an engineering factory-Iraq

ABSTRACT

The prevalence rate [PR] of contact dermatitis [CD] among 1098 male workers with five and more years of continuous employment was found to be 9.3%. CD was more prevalent in the hands [85.3%] and among those working in plastic moulding department [28.9%]. No significant association was found between CD and age groups or years of employment while such association was found between CD and different educations levels of the workers