Low Use of Ocular Sun Protection among Agricultural Workers in South Africa: Need for Further Research

Although ocular diseases related to solar ultraviolet radiation exposure have a high prevalence in Africa, little is known about the occupational use of ocular photoprotective measures on the continent. In a survey of South Africa farmworkers on a farm in the Limpopo Province, we analyzed factors re...

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Published in:	Photochemistry and photobiology Vol. 97; no. 2; pp. 453 - 455
Main Authors:	Linde, Karlien, Wright, Caradee Yael, Kapwata, Thandi, du Plessis, Johannes Lodewykus
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2021
Subjects:	Agriculture Eye diseases Farms Farmworkers Occupational exposure Outerwear Radiation effects Solar radiation Sunglasses Ultraviolet radiation Workers South Africa
ISSN:	0031-8655, 1751-1097, 1751-1097
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