INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH SKIN RELATED SYNDROME AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING GROSS ANATOMY DISSECTION
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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess associations of skin related syndrome (SRS) related to indoor air concentration in a dose-dependent manner among medical students during gross anatomy dissection at a university in Thailand. The study was conducted between August to November 2018 and the data were collected for four months. Data collection involved using questionnaires which were developed by the researchers. The questionnaires contained items related to population characteristics, building characteristics, and SRS. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and spearman’s rank correlation were used to analyze data. The results showed that 12 factors significantly associated with SRS during gross anatomy dissection of medical students (P<0.05). Apparently, there are three influencing variables which included relative humidity, total bacteria in indoor air, and light intensity as tested using regression analysis. A regression model was run to predict the SRS of medical students from the 3 variables. These variables could significantly predict the SRS of medical students with a total of 99.1% (R2=0.991). Therefore, efforts should be made to manage those variables by applying the engineering approach to controlling indoor air quality in the gross anatomy laboratory room.
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