Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to determine whether men and women with the same job are equally exposed to work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints.
METHODS: Men (n = 491) and women (n = 342) in 8 jobs with both female and male workers completed a questionnaire on exposure to work-related risk factors. Gender, job title, and potential confounders were included in the final statistical models. Separate analyses were performed for desk workers and assembly workers.
RESULTS: For most risk factors gender differences in exposure were found. Among desk workers exposures were most often higher for women, which was the opposite for assembly workers.
CONCLUSIONS: Although exposure assessment relied on self-report, it seems unlikely that gender differences in reporting behavior completely explained gender differences in exposure. Thus, gender differences in exposure are present within the same job.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 244-52 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2005 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
- Female
- Health Surveys
- Humans
- Job Description
- Male
- Musculoskeletal System/injuries
- Occupational Exposure
- Occupational Health
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors