[An investigation of mental health in migrant workers in an enterprise].
Objective:To investigate the mental health status in migrant workers in a labor-intensive enterprise and related influencing factors.Methods:Typical sampling was used to perform an investigation in 910 migrant workers in a large foreign-funded labor-intensive enterprise in Shenzhen, China. All the respondents gave informed consent and completed the questionnaire independently and anonymously. The self-reported mental health status was evaluated using the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and General Health Questionnaire.Results:Of all the migrant workers in this enterprise, 7.2% had a positive self-reported anxiety symptom, 25.4% had a moderate or severe self-reported depression symptom, and 76.4% had a poor self-reported general health status. Age had significant influence on the self-reported depression symptom (χ2=21.968,P<0.05) ; age did not have significant influence on the self-reported anxiety and general health status (χ2=6.616、12.498, bothP>0.05) . The knowledge of occupational hazards had significant influence on mental health status (χ2Depression=47.289, χ2General health=21.087, bothP<0.05) . The feeling of work had significant influence on self-reported depression and general health status (χ2Depression=52.406, χ2General health=17.327, bothP<0.05) . Attention to self mental health had significant influence on self-reported depression (χ2=17.714,P<0.05) , and whether the person wanted to learn the knowledge of mental health had significant influence on self-reported anxiety (χ2= 6.145,P<0.05) .Conclusion:The self-reported mental health status in migrant workers is poor and is associated with age, worry about exposure to occupational hazard factors, emphasis on mental health knowledge, and a focus on personal mental health. Therefore, targeted occupational health education and occupational mental health education should be strengthened.
Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar 161006, China.
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D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D001008:Anxiety Disorders; D002681:China; D003863:Depression; D006282:Health Personnel; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*