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Differences in the Effects of Work Environment on Health Problems and Satisfaction of Working Condition by Gender: The 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey
Myungsun, K.; Hyeseon, C.; Sooin, P.; Insoo, K. Differences in the Effects of Work Environment on Health Problems and Satisfaction of Working Condition by Gender: The 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 6824.
Myungsun, K.; Hyeseon, C.; Sooin, P.; Insoo, K. Differences in the Effects of Work Environment on Health Problems and Satisfaction of Working Condition by Gender: The 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6824.
Myungsun, K.; Hyeseon, C.; Sooin, P.; Insoo, K. Differences in the Effects of Work Environment on Health Problems and Satisfaction of Working Condition by Gender: The 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 6824.
Myungsun, K.; Hyeseon, C.; Sooin, P.; Insoo, K. Differences in the Effects of Work Environment on Health Problems and Satisfaction of Working Condition by Gender: The 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6824.
Abstract
This study investigated gender differences in exposure to hazardous factors, health problems, and work environment satisfaction and identified the effects of such differences on farmworkers in Korea. Through the 6th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute (OSHRI), the raw data on 2,347 farm-workers were analyzed to present descriptive statistics for demographic characteristics, exposure to hazardous factors, health problems, and work environment satisfaction. We compared be-tween genders using chi-squared tests and investigated the effects of gender-specific working conditions on work-related health problems and work environment satisfaction using multi-variate logistic analysis. The results were presented as an odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval. Job position predicted work-related health problems in male farmworkers and work environment satisfaction in female farmworkers. Furthermore, female farmworkers perceived themselves to have more health problems than male farmworkers. Nevertheless, female farm-workers received less health and safety information and had lower work environment satisfac-tion compared to male farmworkers. The findings may improve the occupational welfare of farmworkers through continuous enhancement of the agricultural labor environment.
Keywords: work-related; working condition; farmworker; agriculture; musculoskeletal; KWCS
Keywords
work-related; working condition; farmworker; agriculture; musculoskeltal; KWC
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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