Analysis on reproductive health status and influencing factors of female workers of pharmaceutical industry in Gansu province / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
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(12): 653-656, 2011.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the reproductive health status of female workers in pharmaceutical industry of Gansu Province, to explore influencing factors, and to propose some reference basis of intervening measures.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The cluster sampling method was used to study 1801 female workers from 16 pharmaceutical industries in 6 cities (Pingliang, Qingyang, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Zhangye and Jiuquan cities) of Gansu Province. The investigation was performed by interviewing and adopting questionnaires.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were the problems of labor and organization, which included the overtime work, continuous work, standing for long periods, rapid monotonous action assignments, the loading work and a variety of harmful factors in the working environment of the pharmaceutical industry in Gansu Province. There were many problems in the reproductive health status of female workers. The morbidities of abnormal menstruation and breast diseases in female workers were 43.25% and 20.43%. The order of high morbidities was hyperplasia of mammary glands (91.30%), breast adenofibroma (5.43%) and mastitis (2.99%). The order of morbidities for three reproductive system disease was adnexitis (21.57%), cervical erosion (20.06%) and vaginitis (11.09%). The rates of abnormal menstrual cycle, abnormal menstrual amount and cervical erosion increased with the length of service (P < 0.01). The taking breaks, long standing, loading work, exposure to harmful factors were related to abnormal menstruation (P < 0.05). The rapid repeat monotonous action was an important influencing factor for female reproductive system disease (OR = 1.255, 95%CI = 1.031 ∼ 1.528).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There are relatively serious occupational hazards in the pharmaceutical industry of Gansu Province. The reproductive health status of female workers is not improved. Social public should pay attention to the protection for female workers.</p>
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Assunto principal:
China
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Nível de Saúde
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Local de Trabalho
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Indústria Farmacêutica
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Saúde Reprodutiva
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2011
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