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Non-Combustible Source Indoor Air Pollutants Concentration in Beauty Salons and Associated Self-Reported Health Problems Among the Beauty Salon Workers [PDF]

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Mihretu Tagesse,1 Mulunesh Deti,1 Dessalegn Dadi,1 Berhanu Nigussie,2 Tizita Teshome Eshetu,1 Gudina Terefe Tucho1 1Department of Environmental Health Science and Technology, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia; 2Department of ...
Tagesse M, Deti M, Dadi D, Nigussie B, Eshetu TT, Tucho GT   +5 more
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Beauty Salon, the Netherlands [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
An outbreak of community-associated USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus occurred in a beautician and 2 of her customers. Eight other persons, who were either infected (n = 5) or colonized (n = 3), were linked to this outbreak, including a ...
Xander W. Huijsdens, Maria Janssen, Nicole H.M. Renders, Alexander Leenders, Paul van Wijk, Marga G. van Santen-Verheuvel, Jolanda Koel van-Driel, Gabriella Morroy   +7 more
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Hand hygiene practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors among barbers and beauty salon workers in Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is still causing morbidity and mortality all over the world. Preventive measures such as wearing a facemask, social distancing and hand hygiene continue to be the only options available in countries such as Ethiopia ...
Tarikuwa Natnael, Metadel Adane, Solomon Goraw   +2 more
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Awareness and practice of female beauty salon staff about human papilloma virus and its transmission in pubic hair removal using wax in Shiraz, Southwest of Iran

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2020
Background: The most common sexually transmitted infection is infection by human papilloma virus (HPV). Although the main transmission route of HPV is through sexual intercourse, the contact of the skin with the genital area skin is another known method ...
Atefeh Zare, Roksana Janghorban
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What a mix! Volatile organic compounds and worker exposure in small business beauty salons in Tucson, Arizona [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionSmall business beauty salons have volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their workplace air. VOCs are present as ingredients in beauty or hair products.
Denise Moreno Ramírez, Shannon Gutenkunst, Nathan Lothrop, Carolina Quijada, Marvin Chaires, Imelda Cortez, Flor Sandoval, Fernanda J. Camargo, Emma V. Gallardo, Elmira Torabzadeh, Rietta Wagoner, Nicolas Lopez-Galvez, Maia Ingram, Dean Billheimer, Dean Billheimer, Ann Marie Wolf, Paloma I. Beamer, Paloma I. Beamer   +17 more
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention among barbing and beauty salon operators in Mogadishu, Somalia, 2024 [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Introduction HIV/AIDS is a global public health issue affecting 40.4 million lives. Barbershops and beauty salons pose health risks due to the use of sharp tools, which can transmit blood-borne diseases like HIV.
Saadaq Adan Hussein, Marian Muse Osman, Yahye Sheikh Abdulle, Abdirahman Aden Hussein, Abdullahi Ahmed Tahlil MD, Ahmed Mohamed Nur, Mohamed MAli Fuje, Mohamed Farah Yusuf, Rage Adem, Abdirahman Abdikadir Osman, Mohamed Abdurahman Hashi, Ayan Nor Ali, Abdullahi Ali Hayle, Mohamed Adan Mohamed, Omar Mohamed Mohamud, AbdulJalil Abdullahi Farah, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo   +16 more
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Beauty salon technicians’ exposure to formaldehyde, benzene and acetaldehyde in Gonabad City [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Beauty salons are places where the technicians/staff personnel and clients may be exposed to high levels of various types of air pollutants. In this study, levels of formaldehyde, benzene and acetaldehyde and their associated potential health risks on ...
Afsaneh Ojrati, Mehdi Qasemi, Asma Zarei, Mojtaba Afsharnia, Ahmad Zarei   +4 more
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Beauty Salons are Key Potential Sources of Disease Spread

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
Najwa Menwer Alharbi, Hanan Mohammed Alhashim King Abdelaziz University, Science College, Biology Department, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Najwa Menwer AlharbiKing Abdelaziz University, Science College, Biology Department, P.O. Box: 80200, Jeddah,
Alharbi NM, Alhashim HM
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Measurement and health risks assessment of BTEX compounds exposure in beauty Lahijan City salons [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The presence of BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene) compounds in beauty salons has raised concerns about potential health risks. This study aimed to measure the levels of BTEX compounds in the air of beauty salons in Lahijan, Iran and ...
Mahtab Mohebbi, Ahmad Jonidi Jafari, Mitra Gholami, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, Abbas Shahsavani, Majid Kermani   +5 more
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Health and safety in hair salons during the Covid-19 situation: A cross-sectional study in a semi-urban district in Thailand [PDF]

Public Health in Practice
Objective: Since the COVID-19 crisis in Thailand, the need for salons to have impeccable hygiene and client-hairdresser monitoring heightened. Due to scarce research on the COVID-19 preventive measures taken by hairdressing salons in semi-urban locations
Chonyitree Sangwijit, Fatima Ibrahim Abdulsalam, Nitikorn Phoosuwan   +2 more
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