Investigating the reproductive health of female migrant workers of artificial gem polishing industry in Guangxi

VernacularTitle:广西人造宝石加工业流动女工生殖健康状况调查
Author: Chao-Ying WANG ¹ ; Fang WANG ; Run-Jie CHEN ; Hui-Ming WANG ; Wen-Lan YU
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1. 广两职业病防治研究院
Keywords: Career mobility; Reproduction; Women' s health services; Occupational health
From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2011;29(9):682-684
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the reproductive health status among female migrant workers of artificial gem industry in Guangxi. Methods Two thousands and ninety five female migrant workers in artificial gem industry in Wuzhou, Guangxi were investigated using standardized reproductive health questionnaire developed by China CDC. Results The gynecological examination showed that 181 workers in 823 subjects (22.0％) had different kinds of reproductive health problems, which included cervical erosion (7.41％), vaginitis (6.20％), pelvic inflammation (3.52％), annex inflammation (1.70％), uterine fibroids (1.46％) and other gynecological disorders (0.73％). Conclusion The gynecologic inflammation-associated diseases are the major reproductive disorders in female migrant workers of artificial gem industry in Guangxi. The reproductive health of female migrant workers is affected.