Gender Differences in Commuting Injuries in Spain and Their Impact on Injury Prevention
Joint Authors
Camino López, Miguel A.
González Alcántara, Oscar J.
Fontaneda, Ignacio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A gender analysis of workers injured while commuting in Spain is presented, distinguishing between injury due to traffic-related accidents and injury due to other causes.
Method.
A total of 266,646 traffic-related injuries and 168,129 nontraffic-related injuries are studied over the period 2006–2010.
Results.
In Spain, the accident rate recorded in working hours is much higher among men; nevertheless, it is curious that commuting-related accident rates are higher among women than men, in both traffic-related injuries and nontraffic-related injuries.
The study of the frequency distribution confirmed that many more injuries occurred in Spain while commuting to work rather than from work and that women suffered twice as many injuries as men at nine in the morning.
Musculoskeletal disorders are the only injuries that registered a higher number of cases among women and falls to the same level are the most relevant cause among women.
Conclusions.
The analysis of these and more findings established that a great effort should go into the promotion of preventive measures in favour of women workers.
These results may encourage companies to modify their accident prevention plans, so as to increase their effectiveness in the struggle against occupational accidents following the five points described in this article.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Camino López, Miguel A.& González Alcántara, Oscar J.& Fontaneda, Ignacio. 2017. Gender Differences in Commuting Injuries in Spain and Their Impact on Injury Prevention. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136436
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Camino López, Miguel A.…[et al.]. Gender Differences in Commuting Injuries in Spain and Their Impact on Injury Prevention. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136436
American Medical Association (AMA)
Camino López, Miguel A.& González Alcántara, Oscar J.& Fontaneda, Ignacio. Gender Differences in Commuting Injuries in Spain and Their Impact on Injury Prevention. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1136436
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1136436