title: A survey of occupational health hazards among 7,610 female workers in China's electronics industry.
abstract: To investigate the occupational hazards among Chinese female workers in the electronics industry, the authors systematically sampled a total of 8,300 female workers at random across 4 provinces in a variety of electronics factories. A detailed questionnaire was used to collect information on occupational hazards and the occurrence of occupation-related diseases. The results show that 4,283 female workers (51.9%) were exposed to 1 or more occupational hazards. The most common chemical hazard was organic solvent, and the second most common was heavy metals. The ergonomic hazards included repetitive movements, poor standing posture, and the lifting of heavy goods. More than 60% of the female workers self-reported occupation-related diseases. These results showed that occupational health hazards were common in the electronics industry in China and that they caused serious occupation-related health problems for the female workers therein.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Wenlan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiang Qian
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Lao
authors.forename: Shulan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Jianjiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Anshou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jianfang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Liangying
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Ignatius Tak-sun
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004581:Electronics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult