Razafimahefa Rina Hariniaina, Pardosi Jerico Franciscus, Sav Adem
School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia.
Public Health Rev. 2022 Apr 28;43:1604653. doi: 10.3389/phrs.2022.1604653. eCollection 2022.
Globally, female workers workforce in Oil, Gas, and Mining (OGM) industry have increased significantly. The complexities of the OGM operations and the extensive exposure to workplace hazards potentially affect the health status of workers, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of female workers. Yet, the current state of knowledge on SRH issues in OGM contexts seems to be limited and fragmented. This scoping review aims to identify the occupational factors that influence women's SRH outcomes in OGM industry. This scoping review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute's guidelines (PRISMA) and was conducted in five databases, including the citation chaining Google Scholar and manual search through relevant organisations and Government websites. Sixteen articles met the inclusion criteria and were analysed. Despite the scarcity of evidence, chemical and physical are found to be the predominant factors greatly influencing women workers' SRH outcomes in OGM. Most studies showed menstrual and cycle disorders, and risky pregnancy as key SRH issues. However, menstruation disorder was considerably linked with psychological and organisational factors. This review suggests further empirical research on the relationship between OGM occupational hazards and women workers' SRH. This will contribute to improvements in workplace safety legislations, measures, policies, and management systems taking into account women's needs.
在全球范围内，石油、天然气和采矿业（OGM）中的女性工人数量显著增加。OGM作业的复杂性以及工人在工作场所面临的广泛危害，可能会影响工人的健康状况，包括女性工人的性健康和生殖健康（SRH）结果。然而，目前关于OGM环境下SRH问题的知识现状似乎有限且零散。本范围综述旨在确定影响OGM行业中女性SRH结果的职业因素。本范围综述遵循了乔安娜·布里格斯研究所的指南（PRISMA），并在五个数据库中进行，包括通过谷歌学术进行引文链接以及通过相关组织和政府网站进行手动搜索。十六篇文章符合纳入标准并进行了分析。尽管证据稀少，但化学和物理因素被发现是极大影响OGM行业女性工人SRH结果的主要因素。大多数研究表明，月经和周期紊乱以及高危妊娠是关键的SRH问题。然而，月经紊乱与心理和组织因素有很大关联。本综述建议对OGM职业危害与女性工人SRH之间的关系进行进一步的实证研究。这将有助于改进工作场所安全立法、措施、政策和管理系统，同时考虑到女性的需求。
