| Document ID (ISN) | 67141 |
| CIS number |
96-1338 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1315-0138 - Salud de los Trabajadores |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Aismara B., Doris A. |
| Title |
Working conditions and the reproductive health of women workers in the textile industry |
| Original title |
Condiciones de trabajo y salud reproductiva de trabajadoras de la industria textil [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1995, Vol.3, No.2, p.83-91. 31 ref. |
| Abstract |
Cross-sectional study, during a 5yr period, of 34 reproductive outcomes in 29 women textile workers of the La Victoria - Tejerias - El Consejo area of Venezuela, and of 83 reproductive outcomes in 61 housewives (age-matched controls). Among the workers, there was a significant increase in spontaneous abortion, stillbirths and low birth weight in newborns, with a particularly strong relationship between production-line work and undesirable pregnancy outcome. It is proposed that the responsible factors for these reproductive outcomes are the heavy production schedule and the requirements for continuous body movement. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
antifertility effects; textile industry; expectant mothers; women |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
abortion; Venezuela; cross-sectional study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Venezuela |
| Subject(s) |
Textile and clothing industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Antifertility and prenatal effects
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