TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with work-related accidents and sickness among maquiladora workers
T2 - The case of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
AU - Balcazar, H.
AU - Denman, C.
AU - Lara-Valencia, Francisco
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - The health problems of maquiladora workers were explored in a sample of 497 workers of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. The workers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire containing four sections: a sociodemographic profile, occupational history, working conditions, and a health profile. Overall, 12.6 percent of the workers reported having an accident while working in the maquila, more than 40 percent of these requiring at least one day of disability, and 18.3 percent of workers reported having an episode of sickness/disease. More than 60 percent perceived health-related risks associated with working conditions. The presence of a doctor or nurse in the plant (odds ratio = 0.30), a perception of risk associated with working conditions (odds ratio = 1.85), and the plant offering information about work-related risks (odds ratio = 0.39) were among the significant predictors of work-related accidents and disease/sickness. The authors discuss the implications of these results for programs and policies to improve safety conditions in the maquiladora industry.
AB - The health problems of maquiladora workers were explored in a sample of 497 workers of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. The workers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire containing four sections: a sociodemographic profile, occupational history, working conditions, and a health profile. Overall, 12.6 percent of the workers reported having an accident while working in the maquila, more than 40 percent of these requiring at least one day of disability, and 18.3 percent of workers reported having an episode of sickness/disease. More than 60 percent perceived health-related risks associated with working conditions. The presence of a doctor or nurse in the plant (odds ratio = 0.30), a perception of risk associated with working conditions (odds ratio = 1.85), and the plant offering information about work-related risks (odds ratio = 0.39) were among the significant predictors of work-related accidents and disease/sickness. The authors discuss the implications of these results for programs and policies to improve safety conditions in the maquiladora industry.
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U2 - 10.2190/6LYM-6FWN-9U2X-6BWV
DO - 10.2190/6LYM-6FWN-9U2X-6BWV
M3 - Article
C2 - 7591377
AN - SCOPUS:0028991052
SN - 0020-7314
VL - 25
SP - 489
EP - 502
JO - International Journal of Health Services
JF - International Journal of Health Services
IS - 3
ER -