title: [Investigation of occupational health status of female workers in pharmaceutical industry of Shandong and Gansu provinces].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate occupational health status of female workers in pharmaceutical industries and to propose the protective measures for the occupational health.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 2816 female workers from 19 pharmaceutical industries in Shandong and Gansu provinces were investigated by a questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  73.1% of female workers exposed to occupational hazards, mainly to toxic chemicals. 63.2% of them suffered from dysmenorrhea; 38.5% of them have reproductive system diseases, i.e. mammary gland hyperplasia (44.1%), cervical erosion (26.5%), uterine annex inflammation (24.2%); 17.1% of them suffered from accidental work injuries; 34.7% of them complained about low back pain, and 29.7% of them perceived hearing loss. 94.9% of female workers hoped to get the occupational health and labor protection knowledge and skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strengthening the supervision of labor protection for female workers, including technical measures occupational hazards control and health-related knowledge, and improving the occupational health status of female workers should be conducted.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wen-Lan
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jian-Jiao
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jian-Fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Zhen-Xia
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiao-Shuang
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: An-Shou
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D004345:Drug Industry; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult