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Publisher: Peytchinski, Gospodin Iliev
ISSN: 1312 773X (Online)
Issue: 2015, vol. 21, issue 4
Subject Area: Medicine
Pages: 1008-1011
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2015214.1008
Published online: 23 December 2015
J of IMAB 2015 Oct-Dec;21(4):1008-1011
STUDY OF WORK CONDITIONS AS A FACTOR IN STRESS IN SEWING INDUSTRY WORKERS.
Irena Stoilova 1
, Silvia Tzvetkova2, Penka Stefanova3
1) Department of Hygiene, Medical Ecology and Occupational Diseases, Medical University Pleven,
2) Section "Pedagogy and Psychology", Faculty of Public Health, Medical University Pleven,
3) Faculty of Public Health, Medical University Pleven, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Sewing production is traditionally well developed in Bulgaria. With the development of production and technical progress, new health problems for workers appear. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of work conditions as a factor in the occurrence of stress in sewing industry workers. Subject of the study are 70 persons, employed in small and medium enterprises. Conclusions are made and recommendations given for improvement of the work conditions and psycho-climate.
Key words: sewing production, stress, harmful industrial factors,
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Stoilova I, Tzvetkova S, Stefanova P. STUDY OF WORK CONDITIONS AS A FACTOR IN STRESS IN SEWING INDUSTRY WORKERS. J of IMAB. 2015 Oct-Dec;21(4):1008-1011.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2015214.1008
Correspondence to: Irena Stoilova; 1, Sv. Kliment Ohridski Str., 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria; E-mail: irena.stoilova444@abv.bg
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Received: 23 August 2015
Published online: 23 December 2015