02582nas a2200301 4500008004100000245013900041210006900180260001800249300001200267490000700279520168500286653001801971653001101989653001302000653002502013100002102038700001902059700002602078700002602104700002102130700002202151700000502173700002002178700001702198700002002215700000502235856004002240 2024 eng d00aOccupational Diseases in Female Workers in the Industrial World, Indonesia: Hazard Types and Exposure Mechanisms – Literature Review0 aOccupational Diseases in Female Workers in the Industrial World  cFebruary 2024 a263-2670 v163 a

Background: Occupational diseases are diseases caused by work and the work environment. Specifically gender, women have a double burden, namely domestic work in the household and the burden of being a breadwinner who works outside the home, women are also faced with reproductive tasks, namely pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, and bioanatomically women have physical strength different from men, so that women are specifically more vulnerable to health risks due to their work, both physically, mental and social. This research will review the types and mechanisms of the spread of Occupational Diseases (OD) in female workers in the industrial world. Methods: The writing of this research was carried out using the Literature Review method which is a literature review method in which scientific articles are selected by researchers related to the research topic. Results: According to the results of the study, the specific risk of occupational diseases in the female worker community is pregnancy and childbirth disorders, Anemia and Sexuall Transmitted Disease (STD), while other accompanying diseases are Pulmonary Obstruction Disease, Tinea pedis, Neurotoksic Symptoms, Noice Induce Hearing Loss (NIHL), Low Back Pain (LBP), MSDs, and Work Stress. Conclusion: Every female worker has a susceptibility to occupational diseases according to the conditions and work environment experienced. The industry must pay attention to programs to improve occupational health by making anticipatory efforts so that occupational diseases do not become a life threat to female workers.

10aFemale Worker10aHazard10aIndustry10aOccupational Disease1 aTongko, Mirawati1 aThamrin, Yahya1 aRusseng, Syamsiar, S.1 aSaleh, Lalu, Muhammad1 aPalutturi, Sukri1 aAmiruddin, Ridwan1 a1 aMallongi, Anwar1 aKanan, Maria1 aLahay, Fahrudin1 a uhttps://www.phcogj.com/article/2239