Occupational Health and Air Quality Survey of Afro-Caribbean Hair Salons in Manchester, UK

44.4% of surveyed hair salon operators reported itchy eyes and nose as a frequent occupational ailment. This dataset contains survey responses and environmental monitoring data from a study assessing safety and hygiene perceptions among Afro-Caribbean hair salon operators in Manchester, United Kingdom. The study, authored by Haruna Moda and last updated in May 2026, used Qualtrics surveys and measured indoor pollutants like CO, CO2, and TVOCs over a working week.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between reported health symptoms and measured pollutant levels based on the indoor air quality monitoring described.
• Model risk factors for occupational ailments like musculoskeletal pain based on the age-stratified analysis of reported symptoms.
• Study the impact of heating sources on indoor air quality based on the mention of unflued gas heating and high carbon monoxide readings.

Strengths

• Includes both survey data on perceptions and physical measurements of environmental pollutants like CO, CO2, and TVOCs.
• Provides specific prevalence statistics for reported health symptoms, such as 44.4% for itchy eyes/nose and 39.2% for shoulder/neck/back pain.
• Contains age-stratified analysis, showing 24% of participants aged 31-35 reported allergies.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the study's focus on Manchester, UK.

Provenance

Source

Haruna Moda via figshare

Collection Method

Qualtrics survey and environmental monitoring using a GrayWolf Direct Sense Indoor Air Quality-IAQ (IQ-610) device.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 16:58:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Manchester, United Kingdom