Thu Quach1,2,3, J Von Behren4,5, J Tsoh5, P Reynolds4,5, L Fu6, T Nguyen6,7, M Le4,5, T T Nguyen5. 1. Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. tquach@ahschc.org. 2. California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative/Asian Health Services, Oakland, CA, USA. tquach@ahschc.org. 3. Asian Health Services, Administrative Offices, 101 8th Street, Suite 100, Oakland, CA, 94607, USA. tquach@ahschc.org. 4. Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. 5. University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. 6. California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative/Asian Health Services, Oakland, CA, USA. 7. State Compensation Insurance Fund, Safety and Health Services, Santa Ana, CA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We assessed the efficacy of trainings with Vietnamese nail salon owners and workers on knowledge and behaviors that could reduce exposures to toxic chemicals in nail products. METHODS: We trained Vietnamese salon owners in California (n = 77) who then trained their workers (n = 200) on best practices. In a cluster randomized controlled trial, we assessed the efficacy of the training on change in knowledge and self-reported behaviors. Data were collected from 2013 to 2016 and analyzed from 2016 to 2017. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the intervention group had significantly greater increases in knowledge about: safer nail polishes [odds ratio (OR) 3.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9, 7.2)]; proper ventilation methods (OR 4.2; 95% CI 2.2, 8.1); recommended glove types (OR 3.4; 95% CI 1.9, 6.3); and recommended product handling and storage (OR 4.1; 95% CI 1.7, 9.9). The intervention also increased best practices: using safer nail polishes (OR 3.6; 95% CI 1.9, 6.8); reading product labels (OR 2.6; 95% CI 1.3, 5.0); and wearing long sleeves (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.3, 4.2). CONCLUSIONS: The owner-to-worker intervention with culturally and linguistically appropriate training for salon owners who then trained workers was effective in promoting knowledge and self-reported behaviors that can reduce workplace chemical exposures.
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OBJECTIVES: We assessed the efficacy of trainings with Vietnamese nail salon owners and workers on knowledge and behaviors that could reduce exposures to toxic chemicals in nail products. METHODS: We trained Vietnamese salon owners in California (n = 77) who then trained their workers (n = 200) on best practices. In a cluster randomized controlled trial, we assessed the efficacy of the training on change in knowledge and self-reported behaviors. Data were collected from 2013 to 2016 and analyzed from 2016 to 2017. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the intervention group had significantly greater increases in knowledge about: safer nail polishes [odds ratio (OR) 3.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9, 7.2)]; proper ventilation methods (OR 4.2; 95% CI 2.2, 8.1); recommended glove types (OR 3.4; 95% CI 1.9, 6.3); and recommended product handling and storage (OR 4.1; 95% CI 1.7, 9.9). The intervention also increased best practices: using safer nail polishes (OR 3.6; 95% CI 1.9, 6.8); reading product labels (OR 2.6; 95% CI 1.3, 5.0); and wearing long sleeves (OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.3, 4.2). CONCLUSIONS: The owner-to-worker intervention with culturally and linguistically appropriate training for salon owners who then trained workers was effective in promoting knowledge and self-reported behaviors that can reduce workplace chemical exposures.
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Asian Americans; California; Knowledge; Nails; Small business; Surveys and questionnaires; Workplace
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