title: Gender differences in the relationship between shiftwork and work injury: examining the influence of dependent children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between shiftwork and work injury among men and women, taking into account the presence of dependent children.
  
  
  METHODS
  An analysis of respondents to the 2009-2010 Multipurpose Household Survey (n = 6927 women and 7340 men). Logistic regression models examined the work injury risk, adjusting for various covariates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The risk of work injury associated with shiftwork was higher for women than for men. Nevertheless, gender differences were present only among respondents with dependent children. Shiftworking women with children also had a greater risk of work injury than shiftworking women without children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This previously noted elevated risk of injury associated with shiftwork among women compared with that in men may be a product of increased household responsibilities or other factors particular to female shiftworkers with dependent children.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. peter.smith@monash.edu
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jihan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ibrahim-Dost
authors.forename: Tessa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Keegel
authors.forename: Ewan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacFarlane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult