Qualitative fitting characteristics of filtering face-piece respirators on Iranian people

• Published in: Journal of environmental health science and engineering Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 587 - 597
• Main Authors: Fakherpour, Anahita, Jahangiri, Mehdi, Seif, Mozhgan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2020; BioMed Central Ltd; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Bivariate analysis; Design and construction; Earth and Environmental Science; Engineering research; Environment; Environmental Economics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental Health; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Ergonomics; Latin square design; Protective equipment; Qualitative analysis; Quality of Life Research; Research Article; Respirators; Respiratory protective equipment; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Iran; Qualitative fit testing. Filtering face-piece respirators. Respirator features. Subject characteristics. NIOSH bivariate fit test panel

To evaluate the qualitative fitting characteristics of FFRs on Iranian people. 62 participants were fit tested qualitatively by four brands of FFRs, including three imported (A, B, and C) and one domestic (D). The respirators were assigned to the participants randomly based on the Latin Square desig...