title: Quality of life in China rural-to-urban female migrant factory workers: a before-and-after study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rural-to-urban female migrant workers have a lower quality of life compared to the general population. Improving these conditions remains highly challenging. This paper reports the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the female migrant workers in an educational project.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this before-and-after study, a community-based health education intervention was developed to improve female migrant workers' HRQoL and job satisfaction. A factory was selected as the location to implement the trial, using a before-and-after design. The education intervention included distribution and free access to study materials, monthly lectures, and counseling. The primary endpoint was HRQoL, and gynecological disease and job satisfaction were secondary endpoints. We assessed HRQoL at baseline and at 6-month follow-up using the Health Survey Short Form (SF-36).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to the baseline assessment, the participants at the 6-month survey reported higher General Health scores (standardized-β coefficients (Betas) of β = 0.056; P <0.001), Vitality scores (β = 0.066; P <0.001), Mental Health scores (β = 0.062; P <0.001), mental component summary scores (β = 0.040; P <0.001), and job satisfaction (Odds Ratio [OR] 2.104, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.837-2.408; P <0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A community-based educational intervention, targeted at female migrant workers, appears effective in improving HRQoL and job satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 51018, PR, China.
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qingshan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Hongling
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xianhua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014931:Women, Working