Associations of Shift Work and Its Duration with Work-Related Injury among Electronics Factory Workers in South Korea

Jia Ryu, Kyunghee Jung-Choi, Kyung-Hwa Choi, Ho-Jang Kwon, Chungwon Kang and Hyunjoo Kim
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Jia Ryu: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 07985, Korea
Kyunghee Jung-Choi: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 07985, Korea
Kyung-Hwa Choi: Taean Environmental Health Center, Taean 32148, Korea
Ho-Jang Kwon: Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31116, Korea
Chungwon Kang: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul 07985, Korea
Hyunjoo Kim: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul 07985, Korea

IJERPH, 2017, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-12

Abstract: This study aimed to explore the association between shift work and work-related injuries. We collected data on workers from an electronics factory. This cross-sectional study included 13,610 subjects, who were assessed based on a self-reported questionnaire about their shift work experiences, work-related injuries, and other covariates. Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate the associations between shift work and work-related injuries and were estimated using the odds ratio. We found that the current and past shift workers, compared to non-shift workers, were associated with a 2.7- and 1.7-fold higher risk of work-related injury. There was a dose-response relationship between shift work duration and work-related injury among current female shift workers. Shift work increased the risk of work-related injuries, and the impact could be different depending on gender.

Keywords: shift work; shift work duration; work-related injuries; gender difference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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