Comparison of women's heat risk profiles among those working in indoor and outdoor sectors.

Archives of environmental & occupational health Pub Date : 2023-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-02 DOI:10.1080/19338244.2023.2272733

Rekha Shanmugam, P K Latha, Vidhya Venugopal

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Rising temperatures and heat events may affect workers, especially women, by increasing the risk of Heat Related Illnesses (HRIs). We conducted a cross-sectional study among 903 women in outdoor and indoor sectors. We measured Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) and physiological Heat Strain Indicators (HSI), as well as self-reported symptoms of HRIs using a HOTHAPS questionnaire. Multivariate Logistic Regression models were used to compare the heat risks. WBGT exposures were high in both the outdoor (Avg. WBGT = 28.8 °C ± 2.4 °C) and indoor (Avg. WBGT = 28.7 °C ± 3.5 °C) sectors. Outdoor Women Workers (OWW) reported higher HRI symptoms (94%vs.81%), and heat exposures were positively correlated with HRIs (AOR: 3.7; 95%CI: 2.4-6.1). OWW showed a 1.5-fold higher risk of measured HSI above safe limits (95%CI: 1.1-2.1) and a 2.1-fold higher risk of urogenital issues (95%CI: 2.1-3.8) than Indoor Women Workers (IWW). Due to direct sun exposure, intensive labor, and a lack of welfare facilities, OWW has a higher HRI risk.

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室内和室外工作人员中女性高温风险状况的比较。

气温升高和高温事件可能会增加患高温相关疾病的风险，从而影响工人，尤其是女性。我们对903名户外和室内部门的女性进行了一项横断面研究。我们使用HOTHAPS问卷测量了湿球温度（WBGT）和生理热应变指标（HSI），以及自我报告的HRIs症状。多变量Logistic回归模型用于比较热风险。WBGT暴露量在两个室外都很高（平均WBGT=28.8 °C ± 2.4 °C）和室内（平均WBGT=28.7 °C ± 3.5 °C）扇区。户外女工（OWW）报告了更高的HRI症状（94%对81%），热暴露与HRI呈正相关（AOR:3.7；95%CI:2.4-6.1）。与室内女工（IWW）相比，户外女工测量的HSI高于安全限的风险高1.5倍（95%CI:1.1-2.1），泌尿生殖道问题的风险高2.1倍（95%CI:2.1-3.8）。由于阳光直射、劳动密集和缺乏福利设施，OWW有更高的HRI风险。

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