General and reproductive health outcomes among female greenhouse workers: a comparative study

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作者
Rahimi, Tahereh [1 ]
Rafati, Foozieh [2 ]
Sharifi, Hamid [3 ,4 ]
Seyedi, Fatemeh [5 ]
机构
[1] Jiroft Univ Med Sci, Dept Publ Hlth, Fac Hlth, Jiroft, Iran
[2] Jiroft Univ Med Sci, Dept Nursing, Fac Nursing & Midwifery, Jiroft, Iran
[3] Kerman Univ Med Sci, HIV STI Surveillance Res Ctr, Inst Futures Studies Hlth, Kerman, Iran
[4] Kerman Univ Med Sci, WHO Collaborating Ctr HIV Surveillance, Inst Futures Studies Hlth, Kerman, Iran
[5] Jiroft Univ Med Sci, Dept Anat Sci, Fac Med, Jiroft, Iran
关键词
Female greenhouse worker; Reproductive age; Pregnancy outcome; Iran; PESTICIDE EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL-EXPOSURE; AGRICULTURAL WORK; RISK; ASSOCIATION; INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; FARMERS; SAFETY; WOMEN;
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10.1186/s12905-020-00966-y
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background Agricultural activities as well as exposure to pesticides could have many adverse effects on health status and reproductive outcomes especially in reproductive aged greenhouse workers. The present study aimed to compare the general and reproductive health outcomes between female greenhouse workers and housewives. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 645 females of reproductive age. They were categorized into two groups according to occupation in greenhouse (308 female greenhouse workers as exposed group and 337 housewives as control group). Participants were interviewed using a questionnaire about reproductive outcomes and occupational status. Clinical measures include blood pressure (BP), pulse and respiratory rate (PR and RR), body mass index (BMI) and hematological parameters. Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess differences between two groups in quantitative variables. Chi-square or Fisher's exact tests was used to determine the differences in the distribution of categorical variables. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Results The average daily working hours of the greenhouse workers were 6.94 +/- 1.99 h. Only 44.3% of them used personal protective equipment. Data revealed that the rate of spontaneous abortion, infertility, low birth weight (LBW), abnormal births and preterm birth were significantly higher among the greenhouse workers compared to the control group (p <= 0.05). The average number of female infants in greenhouse workers was significantly higher than the control group (p <= 0.05). Clinical measurements indicated an increase in RR of greenhouse workers and mean of BMI was decreased in them. Hematological parameters demonstrated that there was a significant increase in white blood cells (WBC) and significant decrease in hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (HCT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) among the female greenhouse workers compared to the control (p <= 0.05). Conclusion Local government efforts is needed to address associated issues including acute effects on health and long-term health risks, resulting from pesticide exposure to greenhouse workers, and gender differences should be considered. Also, occupational health and safety training is necessary and can be helpful in reducing adverse reproductive outcomes.
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