Anemia in blue-collar women of the reproductive age: automotive industry example

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 3, 271 - 280, 31.10.2021

Alpaslan Türkkan , Bülent Aslanhan Nazan Demiralp Ümit Özdede Kayıhan Pala

https://doi.org/10.35232/estudamhsd.936092

Abstract

Anemia, which is an indicator of malnutrition and poor health, is one of the health problems of women. On the other hand, studies showing the effect of women's health problems on their employment and the impact of working life on their health are limited. This study was conducted to examine the prevalence of anemia, the factors affecting it, and the course of anemia in working life in non-pregnant blue-collar women of reproductive age. The study was conducted in an automotive factory in Bursa in the dangerous business line. The study covers the data of 329 non-pregnant blue-collar female workers of reproductive age. Anemia was found in 37.1% of the female workers. The prevalence of anemia is higher in women who are single, live in crowded houses, have previously been diagnosed with anemia, have a long bleeding time, and use 5 or more pads per day during their bleeding. The trend of increasing the prevalence and severity of anemia in working women has been demonstrated. The study has important implications for the creation of an effective health promotion program for the prevention and control of anemia, especially in working women in Turkey.

Keywords

Anemia, iron-deficiency, prevalence, working women

ÜREME ÇAĞINDAKİ MAVİ YAKALI KADIN İŞÇİLERDE ANEMİ: OTOMOTİV SEKTÖRÜ ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

Yetersiz beslenme ve kötü sağlığın göstergesi olan anemi kadınların sağlıkla ilgili sorunlarından birisini oluşturur. Buna karşın kadınların sağlık sorunlarının istihdam edilmelerine etkisi ile çalışma yaşamının sağlıklarına olan etkisini gösteren çalışmalar sınırlıdır. Bu çalışma, üreme çağında gebe olmayan mavi yakalı kadınlarda, anemi sıklığını, etkileyen etmenleri ve aneminin çalışma yaşamındaki seyrini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Çalışma, Bursa’da tehlikeli iş kolundaki bir otomotiv fabrikasında yürütülmüştür. Çalışma üreme çağında, gebe olmayan mavi yakalı 329 kadın işçinin verisini kapsar. Kadın işçilerin %37,1’inde anemi saptanmıştır. Bekar olan, kalabalık evde yaşayan, daha önce anemi tanısı almış olan, kanama süresi uzun ve kanaması sırasında günde 5 ve üzerinde ped kullanan kadınlarda anemi prevalansı daha yüksektir. Çalışan kadınlarda anemi prevalansının ve şiddetindeki artışın trendi gösterilmiştir. Çalışma, Türkiye’de özellikle çalışan kadınlarda aneminin önlenmesi ve kontrolüne yönelik etkili sağlığı geliştirme programının oluşturulması için önemli çıkarımlara sahiptir.

Keywords

Anemi, demir eksikliği, prevalans, çalışan kadın

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