Female workers' silicosis diagnosis delayed due to gender bias

KERGET B., ARAZ Ö., Ucar E. Y., KARAMAN A., Calik M., ALPER F., ...Daha Fazla

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD, cilt.69, sa.3, ss.219-222, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 69 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/occmed/kqz019
  • Dergi Adı: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-222
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Female, gender bias, silicosis, underdiagnosis, EXPOSURES, TURKEY
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

After excluding alternative explanations, a silicosis diagnosis is based on the combination of appropriate silica exposure history and compatible clinical, radiological and occasionally pathological findings. Not taking appropriate occupational history by a physician may cause a misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis of silicosis. Herein, we present a female worker in a small-scale sandblasting factory who worked as a controller. Her silicosis diagnosis was established 10 years after her first symptoms, and she underwent invasive procedures due to a lack of inquiry about her occupational history. Gender bias may be one of the reasons that her occupational history was not taken.