Reproductive Hormone Profiles and Infertility Risk in Heat-Exposed Female Kitchen Workers in Ilorin, Nigeria

Abdul Gafar Niyi Popoola, Munirudeen Ibrahim, Abdulrazak Ayodeji Mustapha and Wasiu Olanrewaju Garuba
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Abdul Gafar Niyi Popoola: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Munirudeen Ibrahim: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Abdulrazak Ayodeji Mustapha: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
Wasiu Olanrewaju Garuba: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwara State University, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 11, 151-162

Abstract: The kitchen environment is considered as a potential risk area of heat stress and the kitchen workers are likely victims of infertility disorders due to heat stress. Unlike many other causes of infertility in black communities, hormonal factors have been least researched. This study aimed to investigate the effect of heat stress on female reproductive hormones and FBG among female kitchen staff working within the Ilorin metropolis. It was a cross-sectional comparative study. A purposive sampling technique was used to draw 80 participants comprising 40 female kitchen staff and 40 non-kitchen staff (control). Semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information while 5mls of blood was collected from each subject through venipuncture to estimate hormones. Hormones were estimated by ELISA technique while data were analysed using SPSS. Data were significant at p≤0.05. Results revealed that FSH (p=0.01) and progesterone (p=0.039) increased significantly while oestrogen (p

Date: 2024
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