Investigation and analysis of menstrual disorders in 845 air crew
- Author:
Mei-ji WANG
1
;
Bing-jie LI
1
;
Yi XIAO
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: menstrual disorders; flight attendants; survey
- From: Chinese Journal of Practical Gynecology and Obstetrics 2019;35(07):823-826
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To study the influencing factors of menstrual disorder in flight attendants,and to do a good job in prevention and education.METHODS: Totally 845 qualified flight attendants of an airline company in 2018 were selected and questionnaires were conducted to list the possible influencing factors of menstrual disorder: mental factors,poor sleep,excessive fatigue,polar airlines,irregular diet,and menstrual flight.RESULTS: Among 845 respondents,312 crew members had menstrual disorders in the past year,accounting for 36.92%.Among them,dysfunctional uterine bleeding occurred most,accounting for 51.28%,followed by dysmenorrhea,premenstrual syndrome and amenorrhea.Univariate analysis showed that the incidence of sleep disorder,mental factors,excessive fatigue,irregular diet,menstrual flight and polar flight in the menstrual disorder group was significantly higher than that in the normal menstrual group(P<0.05).Logistic stepwise regression analysis showed that poor sleep,excessive fatigue,mental factors,irregular diet,menstrual flight(OR = 20.747,11.982,5.590,4.284,3.120,P<0.01),and polar airlines were removed from the equation(OR=0.741,P=0.389).CONCLUSION: The special working nature of flight attendants is more likely to lead to menstrual disorders.Sleep quality and excessive fatigue are the main factors of menstrual disorders.
