1. An investigation of reproductive health in female workers engaged in administrative management
Yinglei LING ; Liangying MEI ; Tingting WEI ; Longlian ZHANG ; Ling LU ; Wenlan YU
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2018;36(4):288-291
Objective:
To investigate the reproductive health status of female workers engaged in administrative management, and to provide a reference for protecting the reproductive health of female workers.
Methods:
From April to November, 2016, a cross-sectional survey was performed for 2717 female workers aged 18-60 years and engaged in administrative management from 13 cities and provinces in China, and a questionnaire was used to investigate their general information, occupational hazards in workplace, and reproductive health status, and the reproductive health status of female workers was analyzed.
Results:
Of all 2 717 female workers, 1 170 had gynecological diseases or symptoms, resulting in an incidence rate of 43.06%, and among these workers, 11.15% had abnormal menstruation, 34.64% had infertility, and 38.76% had a history of abortion. There were significant differences in the rates of abnormal results of gynecological examination, abnormal menstruation, abortion, and infertility between the female workers in different age groups (