Heat stress and inadequate sanitary facilities at workplaces - an occupational health concern for women?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health concerns unique to women are growing with the large number of women venturing into different trades that expose them to hot working environments and inadequate sanitation facilities, common in many Indian workplaces.

Objective

The study was carried out to investigate the health implications of exposures to hot work environments and inadequate sanitation facilities at their workplaces for women workers.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted with 312 women workers in three occupational sectors in 2014-2015. Quantitative data on heat exposures and physiological heat strain indicators such as core body temperature (CBT), sweat rate (SwR), and urine specific gravity (USG) were collected. A structured questionnaire captured workers perceptions about

SUBMITTER: Venugopal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5025522 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature