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KMID : 0381320000390010029
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health
2000 Volume.39 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.40
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The Association of Working Activity with Adverse Pregnancy Outcome in Nurses and Office Workers
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of working activity with pregnancy outcome in hospital nurses and office workers.
We conducted the survey with 274 hospital nurses including nurse assistants and 236 office workers who had experienced pregnancies from August to September, 1999. The questionnaire contained the history of abortion, vaginal bleeding, prematurity, low-birth-weight and premature rupture of membrane as a adverse outcome of pregnancy. Also we checked the job condition such as working hours, duty, working posture, job stress, and department. We analyse the data using SPSS program.
1. The percents of working condition such as shift work, working time, resting time, heavy lifting, physical exertion, and tiredness were significantly higher in nurse group compared to office workers.
2. The vaginal bleeding was significantly frequent in nurses group compared to office workers
3. The factors associated with complication of pregnancy was working hours in nurses and office workers
In conclusion, this study suggested that adverse pregnancy outcome in nurse and office workers associated with working activity significantly.
Therefore the prevention program showed be developed to preserve the female workers.
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