Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases
Volume 34, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 591-595

An investigation of mental health in migrant workers in an enterprise (Article)

Sun Z.H. , Wu Z.Z. , Dang W.M. , Wang S.W. , Lin L. , Chu H.L. , Zhou J.P. , Zhou T.H. , Li S.H. , Yu X.
  • a Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the mental health status in migrant workers in a labor-intensive enterprise and related influencing factors. Methods: Typical sampling was used to perform an investigation in 910 migrant workers in a large foreign-funded labor-intensive enterprise in Shenzhen, China. All the respondents gave informed consent and completed the questionnaire independently and anonymously. The self-reported mental health status was evaluated using the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and General Health Questionnaire. Results: Of all the migrant workers in this enterprise, 7.2% had a positive self-reported anxiety symptom, 25.4% had a moderate or severe self-reported depression symptom, and 76.4% had a poor self-reported general health status. Age had significant influence on the self-reported depression symptom (χ2=21.968, P<0.05) ; age did not have significant influence on the self-reported anxiety and general health status (χ2=6.616、12.498, both P>0.05) . The knowledge of occupational hazards had significant influence on mental health status (χ2Depression=47.289, χ2General health=21.087, both P<0.05) . The feeling of work had significant influence on self-reported depression and general health status (χ2Depression=52.406, χ2General health=17.327, both P<0.05) . Attention to self mental health had significant influence on self-reported depression (χ2=17.714, P<0.05) , and whether the person wanted to learn the knowledge of mental health had significant influence on self-reported anxiety (χ2= 6.145, P<0.05) . Conclusion: The self-reported mental health status in migrant workers is poor and is associated with age, worry about exposure to occupational hazard factors, emphasis on mental health knowledge, and a focus on personal mental health. Therefore, targeted occupational health education and occupational mental health education should be strengthened.

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Index Keywords

anxiety Health Personnel China depression anxiety disorder health care personnel occupational disease human mental health health status Occupational Diseases Anxiety Disorders Surveys and Questionnaires Humans psychology questionnaire adult migration Transients and Migrants
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DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2016.08.008
ISSN: 10019391
Cited by: 1
Original Language: Chinese