Objectives To investigate the self-evaluated health status of greenhouse-workers and relevant influencing factors in Yinchuan, and to provide scientific basis for investigating the health problem of greenhouse-workers.
Methods The general demographic characteristics, lifestyle and working condition of 448 greenhouse-growers, selected by random cluster sampling method, were investigated by questionnaire, and were assessed by self-evaluated health measurement scale (SRHMS).
Results Age, family size, marital status, years of residence, education, daily salt intake, the kind of disease being diagnosed in the last year, the way of spraying pesticides, smoking habit, days of working in greenhouse in a year and whether washing hands or not after working with pesticides or whether covered with mask or not while spraying pesticides were negatively correlated with the evaluation scale; having breakfast, the frequency of meals, wearing gloves while working with pesticides, the number of greenhouse, having bath and changing clothes after exposure to pesticides were positively correlated with the evaluation scale.
Conclusions The health status of greenhouse-workers were influenced by various factors. Measures should be taken to reduce the harm of greenhouse micro environment and to improve man-made factors to protect the health of greenhouse-workers.
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