| Document ID (ISN) | 48193 |
| CIS number |
87-896 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Japanese Journal of Public Health |
| Year |
1986 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kobayashi F., Watanabe T. |
| Title |
Study of the health and living conditions of day labourers - analysis of 5 years of health examination records |
| Original title |
Hiyatoi rōdōsha no seikatsu to kenkō ni tsuite - 5-nenkan no kenshin kiroku no bunseki [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1986, Vol.33, No.12, p.761-768. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
Every winter, especially before and after the New Year, more than 100 day-labourers are compelled to sleep outdoors around Nagoya station owing to the scarcity of jobs. Their age distribution peaks in their forties, and the percentage of men above sixty is very low. As job opportunities decrease, their living conditions become worse. Almost none of them have joined a health insurance programme. The following are considered to be their most important health problems: (1) trauma and other musculoskeletal diseases caused by heavy muscular work; (2) diseases such as tuberculosis, exaggerated by malnutrition or bad living conditions; (3) alcoholic liver disease or other alcohol-related diseases. These results suggest the necessity of more comprehensive and more effective policies. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Japan; day labour; unemployment; conditions of work; state of health |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
tuberculosis; nutrition; heavy work; alcoholism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Unemployment
Alcohol and drug abuse
Nutrition
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