Publications by authors named "M Koehoorn"
Background: This study characterized the risk of new-onset asthma among workers in Manitoba, Canada.
Methods: Accepted time loss claims from the Workers' Compensation Board of Manitoba from 2006 to 2019, containing workers' occupations and industries, were linked with administrative health data from 1996 to 2020. After restricting the cohort to the first claim per person in an occupation and applying age and coverage exclusions, the cohort comprised 142,588 person-occupation combinations.
Background: Digital testing services for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), such as GetCheckedOnline, experience significant user drop-offs. For example, 32% of GetCheckedOnline users needing testing at account creation do not test, constituting missed opportunities. We explored the influence of users' expectations and experiences of GetCheckedOnline's web design and implementation on missed opportunities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOccupational infectious disease risks between men and women have often been attributed to the gendered distribution of the labour force, with limited comparative research on occupation-specific infectious disease risks. The objective of this study was to compare infectious disease risks within the same occupations by gender. A systematic review of peer-reviewed studies published between 2016 and 2021 was undertaken.
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- - This study analyzed the risk of contact dermatitis (CD) among workers using Manitoba's Occupational Disease Surveillance System (MODSS) by linking workers' compensation data with health records from 1996 to 2020.
- - Researchers found an increased risk of new CD cases in certain occupations and industries related to known skin irritants, but also identified some jobs with unexpected risks, indicating potential gaps in existing data.
- - The findings highlight that while MODSS effectively pinpointed high-risk occupations for CD, it also revealed the need for deeper research into jobs not typically linked to work-related skin issues.
Background: Studies on the impact of workplace safety inspections on work injuries have found mixed effectiveness. Most studies are from the United States, examining Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulatory inspections in manufacturing firms with more than 10 employees. This study examines whether regulatory inspections in Alberta, Canada, result in reductions in workers' compensation claims rates for inspected firms relative to comparable non-inspected firms.
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