%0 Journal Article %A Choobineh, A. %A Soltanzadeh, A. %A Tabatabaee, S.H.R. %A Jahangiri, M. %A Khavaji, S. %T Shift work-related health problems in %J Iran Occupational Health Journal %V 7 %N 1 %U http://ioh.iums.ac.ir/article-1-281-en.html %R %D 2010 %K shift work, “12-hour shift” schedule, health problem, petrochemical industry, %X Background and aimsShift work is a major feature of working life that affects diverse aspects of human life. The main purposes of this study were to investigate shift work-related health problems and their risk factors among workers of "12-hour shift" schedule.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out at 8 petrochemical industries in Asalooyeh area. Study population consisted of 1203 workers including 549 shift worker (46%) and 654 day worker (54%). Data on personal details, shift schedule and adverse effects of shift work werecollected by anonymous questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS, version 11.5. The level of significance was set at 5%.ResultsAlthough, the results showed that health problems among shift workers was more prevalent than day workers, but the differences were just significant in gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal disorders (p %> http://ioh.iums.ac.ir/article-1-281-en.pdf %P 6-0 %& 6 %! %9 Research %L A-10-1-18 %+ Research Center for Health Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. %G eng %@ 1735-5133 %[ 2010