%0 Journal Article %T Associations of shift work and its duration with work-related injury among electronics factory workers in South Korea %J International journal of environmental research and public health %D 2017 %A Ryu, Jia %A Jung-Choi, Kyunghee %A Choi, Kyung-Hwa %A Kwon, Ho-Jang %A Kang, Chungwon %A Kim, Hyunjoo %V 14 %N 11 %P e14111429-e14111429 %X This study aimed to explore the association between shift work and work-related injuries. We collected data on workers from an electronics factory. This cross-sectional study included 13,610 subjects, who were assessed based on a self-reported questionnaire about their shift work experiences, work-related injuries, and other covariates. Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate the associations between shift work and work-related injuries and were estimated using the odds ratio. We found that the current and past shift workers, compared to non-shift workers, were associated with a 2.7- and 1.7-fold higher risk of work-related injury. There was a dose-response relationship between shift work duration and work-related injury among current female shift workers. Shift work increased the risk of work-related injuries, and the impact could be different depending on gender.

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%G en %I MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute %@ 1661-7827 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14111429