National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.
J Sch Health. 2011 Sep;81(9):560-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00627.x.
Work-related injuries and illnesses in the educational services sector have not been well studied. This analysis examined whether teachers and other school workers are at higher risk of head/chest cold compared to all other workers in the United States.
Seven years (1998-2004) of National Health Interview Survey data on currently employed workers were combined to provide a basis for estimating the incidence proportion of head/chest cold.
The adjusted odds ratio for head/chest cold was significantly elevated for teachers and other workers employed at schools compared to all other workers. When examined by month, an excess of increased head/chest cold risk during the school year suggested that a portion of head/chest cold among teachers and other school workers is attributable to their workplace, perhaps due to close contact with students at school.
Head/chest cold, a surrogate for acute respiratory infection, was more common among school workers during the school year and less common during July than for all other workers in the United States. Targeted training for school workers and students may be beneficial to reduce work-related exposure to viruses and bacteria that infect the respiratory system.
教育服务行业的与工作相关的伤害和疾病尚未得到充分研究。本分析研究了与美国所有其他工人相比，教师和其他学校工作人员患头/胸部感冒的风险是否更高。
将 1998 年至 2004 年的七年国家健康访谈调查数据合并在一起，为估算头/胸部感冒的发病率提供了依据。
与所有其他工人相比，在校任职的教师和其他工作人员患头/胸部感冒的调整后优势比明显升高。当按月检查时，在学年期间，头/胸部感冒风险增加过多表明，教师和其他学校工作人员中的一部分头/胸部感冒是由于他们的工作场所，可能是由于与在校学生的密切接触所致。
头/胸部感冒是急性呼吸道感染的替代指标，在学年期间，学校工作人员比美国所有其他工人更常见，而在 7 月则不太常见。针对学校工作人员和学生的有针对性的培训可能有助于减少与工作相关的呼吸道感染病毒和细菌的暴露。
