Prevalence of reproductive system diseases among female workers in a city and related occupational influencing factors: an analysis of 9944 cases / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the prevalence of reproductive system diseases among female workers in a city and related occupational influencing factors.@*Methods@#From June to September, 2016, a cross-sectional survey was used to select 9 944 female workers from six districts of Beijing and then a face-to-face questionnaire survey was performed. Univariate analysis using chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to investigate the risk factors for reproductive system diseases.@*Results@#The age of 9944 female workers ranged from 18 to 65 years (mean 35.53±9.52 years) , and among them, 7 351 (73.92%) were married. The overall prevalence rate of reproductive system diseases among these 9944 female workers during the past three months was 28.29%, and the prevalence rates of hyperplasia of mammary glands, vaginitis, and hysteromyoma were 15.54%, 11.25%, and 6.77%, respectively. After adjustment for age, marital status, education level, and annual family income, the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that frequent overtime work (odds ratio[OR]=1.119, 95% confidence interval[CI] 1.070-1.343) , frequent night shifts (OR=1.198, 95%CI 1.054-1.361) , standing for a long time (OR=1.197, 95%CI 1.063-1.347) , sitting for a long time (OR=1.327, 95%CI 1.191-1.479) , heavy workload (OR=1.429, 95%CI 1.262-1.615) , exposure to lead (OR=1.696, 95%CI 1.307-2.201) , exposure to mercury (OR=1.452, 95%CI 1.086-1.940) , and exposure to ionizing radiation (OR=1.679, 95%CI 1.424-1.980) were associated with reproductive system diseases.@*Conclusion@#The prevalence of reproductive system diseases among female workers in Beijing is not optimistic. Reproductive system diseases are associated with frequent overtime work, frequent night shifts, standing for a long time, sitting for a long time, heavy workload, and exposure to lead, mercury, and ionizing radiation.