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ID (ISN) del documento51990
Número CIS 89-1399
ISSN - Título de la serie 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Año 1987
Número de serie
Autor(es) Seligman P.J., Newman S.C., Timbrook C.L., Halperin W.E.
Título Sexual assault of women at work
Información bibliográfica 1987, Vol.12, No.4, p.445-450. 9 ref.
Resumen Review of 21 workers' compensation claims for sexual assault filed in Ohio for the period 1983-1985 revealed that 5 (62%) of the rapes by unknown assailants after dark occurred in convenience food stores. The rape rate was 7.0 per 100,000 females employed in convenience food stores per year compared with a rate of 0.3 per 100,000 females employed in Ohio. In addition, 3 rapes occurred among motel maids and housekeepers, and 3 among residential property managers. Police reports for sexual assault in Memphis, Tennessee for 1985 corroborated the observation of a potential increased risk of rape in female employees of convenience food stores. Strategies for the provision of personal security against assault in the workplace have not previously been addressed in the public health literature. A review of workers' compensation claims has identified an area for which strategies to prevent workplace injuries should be developed.
Descriptores (primarios) mujeres; violencia; reparación de los accidentes y enfermedades
Descriptores (secundarios) Estados Unidos; lesiones corporales; edad
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Psicología y sociología del trabajo
Broad subject area(s) Estrés, factores sicosociales
Navegación por categoria(s) Workers' compensation
Violence
Violence and terrorism