Prevalence of latent eosinophilia among occupational gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria
Objective: To determine the level of eosinophils present in the blood and sputum samples, presumably as a result of continual occupational exposure to allergens while on duty, as gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria. Methods: Haemocytometer and Olympus microscope were utilized to estimate eosino...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:35c73c2daf7f4441a2342f58bed4e62c 2023-05-15T15:04:03+02:00 Prevalence of latent eosinophilia among occupational gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria Ayodele Olushola Ilesanmi Ginnikachi Jennifer Ekwe Rosemary Isioma Ilesanmi Damilola Temitope Ogundele Jacob Kehinde Akintunde Oluwasogo Adewole Olalubi 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.12.022 https://doaj.org/article/35c73c2daf7f4441a2342f58bed4e62c EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116302969 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.12.022 https://doaj.org/article/35c73c2daf7f4441a2342f58bed4e62c Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp 511-515 (2016) Eosinophilia Occupational Exposure Gardeners Duration Allergens Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.12.022 2022-12-31T03:26:24Z Objective: To determine the level of eosinophils present in the blood and sputum samples, presumably as a result of continual occupational exposure to allergens while on duty, as gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria. Methods: Haemocytometer and Olympus microscope were utilized to estimate eosinophils population in 44 blood samples and 21 sputum samples respectively. Results: Relationship between the occurrence of eosinophil in blood and the exposure period among Babcock University gardeners had a positive correlation (r = + 0.08, t = 4.55, P < 0.05). It was found that blood eosinophil count in these workers correlated with the length of exposure period. Conclusions: The nature and the gardening activities are not a risk factor that significantly affect eosinophil level but duration of exposure to allergens. However, all safety precautionary kits and wears should be enforced and embraced by the concerned occupational gardeners so as to avert and subvert its pre-disposing deleterious effect on them. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Olympus ENVELOPE(156.767,156.767,-80.217,-80.217) Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 6 6 511 515 |
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Objective: To determine the level of eosinophils present in the blood and sputum samples, presumably as a result of continual occupational exposure to allergens while on duty, as gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria. Methods: Haemocytometer and Olympus microscope were utilized to estimate eosinophils population in 44 blood samples and 21 sputum samples respectively. Results: Relationship between the occurrence of eosinophil in blood and the exposure period among Babcock University gardeners had a positive correlation (r = + 0.08, t = 4.55, P < 0.05). It was found that blood eosinophil count in these workers correlated with the length of exposure period. Conclusions: The nature and the gardening activities are not a risk factor that significantly affect eosinophil level but duration of exposure to allergens. However, all safety precautionary kits and wears should be enforced and embraced by the concerned occupational gardeners so as to avert and subvert its pre-disposing deleterious effect on them. |
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Ayodele Olushola Ilesanmi Ginnikachi Jennifer Ekwe Rosemary Isioma Ilesanmi Damilola Temitope Ogundele Jacob Kehinde Akintunde Oluwasogo Adewole Olalubi |
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Prevalence of latent eosinophilia among occupational gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria |
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Prevalence of latent eosinophilia among occupational gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria |
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Prevalence of latent eosinophilia among occupational gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria |
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