Factors affecting heat-related illness symptoms among school food service workers: a cross-sectional study in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School food service workers are highly likely to develop heat-related illnesses because of their work environment. However, studies that have examined the risk of heat-related illnesses among them are limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of heat exposure, implementation of heat wave countermeasures, and prevalence of heat-related illness symptoms among school food service workers in Korea, and to explore the relationship between them.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey of school food service workers from May 25 to June 12, 2023, via three labor unions. We analyzed 6,244 valid responses. We assessed general characteristics, heat-related illness symptoms (heat rash, heat cramps, heat edema, heat exhaust

SUBMITTER: Kim N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12671953 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature