Abstract
Context: Prior studies have shown that people suffering from occupational asthma may experience severe socioeconomic consequences. Analyses of the French national SIP (Santé et Itinéraire Professionnel) survey data suggested that women with asthma had more complex career paths and lower incomes compared to women without asthma. The objective of the present study is to examine the link between asthma and employment and socioeconomic status in the Constances cohort in France.
Methods: This study was based on data collected at inclusion by self-administered questionnaire from the 34 085 people aged between 18 to 69 years included in 2013 and 2014 in the Constances cohort. Current asthma was defined by the participants either having asthma attack or use of asthma medication in the 12 months before interview. The socio-occupational parameters studied were the following: employment status, monthly household income, social category and economic sector of activity, and the number and duration of job periods and those of interruptions in the job history. Comparisons between people with asthma and those without asthma were made, separately in men and women.
Results: The current asthma prevalence was 6,0%. Women with asthma had a higher number of job periods compared to those without asthma (34% and 27% respectively had more than 4 job periods). Among men, no difference according to asthma status was observed for the number and duration of job or interruption periods.
Conclusion: These first results suggest that women with asthma experience more instable career path than women without asthma. In contrast, no such results were observed in men. Further analyses are still being carried out.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2020; 56: Suppl. 64, 3143.
This abstract was presented at the 2020 ERS International Congress, in session “Respiratory viruses in the "pre COVID-19" era”.
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