Health Status, Health-Related Factors and Work Environment in Korean Semiconductor Workers between 1984-2012: A Qualitative Study and a Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The environment of semiconductor facilities and exposure status has undergone changes. To identify changes in the work environment, health status, and risk factors, a qualitative and cross-sectional study was conducted.

Methods

For the qualitative study, 38 current and retired workers who worked for at least 10-years were studied; for the cross-sectional study, 306 current workers who worked for at least 5-years based on JEM strata from Samsung Electronics were selected. Participants were asked about occupational history, cancer-relating risk factors during the working period, medical history, dietary habits for the past year, and hematological cancer-relating infection.

Results

In the qualitative study, fabrication workers reported bladder cystitis, dermat

SUBMITTER: Kim K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140394 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature