Citation

Kines P, Hannerz H, Mikkelsen KL, Tüchsen F. Am. J. Ind. Med. 2006; 50(1): 13-21.

Affiliation

National Institute of Occupational Health, Lerso Parkalle, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ajim.20408

PMID

17096369

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Women's occupational injury rates are converging with those of males. Associations between female workers' hospital treated injury rates, industrial sector and injured body area were analyzed to provide for better-focused injury prevention of women's hazardous jobs. METHODS: Females' standardized hospital treatment ratios (SHR) and the excess fraction for five body regions (head/neck, thorax, back, upper and lower extremities) were calculated for 58 industrial sectors for 1999-2003. RESULTS: Five industrial sectors, "Cleaning, laundries and dry cleaners," "Transport of passengers," "Hotels and restaurants," "Hospitals" and "Transport of goods" had significantly high SHRs for all five body regions. The excess fraction for upper extremity injuries revealed that 14%-27% of injuries could theoretically have been avoided. CONCLUSIONS: There is strong evidence for an association between women's hospital treated injuries and industrial sector. The results justify the need for gender-sensitive analyses to orient injury prevention programs.

Language: en